§ Mr. CashTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many United Kingdom airlines held licenses containing rights unused for five years on 1 January; and what was the total number of rights thus unused;
(2) how many United Kingdom airlines held route licences containing rights unused for three years on 1 January; and what was the total number of rights thus unused;
(3) what proportion of route licence rights deleted in the Civil Aviation Authority's 10/86 decision had been unused for five years or more;
(4) how many route licence rights unused for at least three years remained in the hands of United Kingdom airlines immediately following the Civil Aviation Authority's 10/86 decision.
Mr. Peter BottomeleyThis is a matter for the Civil Aviation Authority. I understand that the information is not readily available in the form requested. I shall draw this to the attention of the chairman of the authority so that he can let my hon. Friend have such information as can be provided.