HC Deb 25 October 1988 vol 139 cc197-8W
Mr. Haselhurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to ensure that property at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted proposed to be transferred by British Airports Authority plc to Lynton plc for development on a commercial basis will not be developed in such a way as to limit his options for increasing passenger capacity at these airports.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

No. Development of land surplus to operational requirements is primarily a matter for the airport operator.