HC Deb 24 April 1989 vol 151 c452W
46. Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will open talks with BAA Ltd. to institute a study of the case for a second runway at Gatwick airport.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The Civil Aviation Authority is due to provide my right hon. Friend in July with advice on airport capacity to 2005, including runway capacity for the London area. He will wish to consider the advice before responding to the recent Select Committee on Transport's recommendation that all efforts should be made to provide a second main runway at Gatwick.