HC Deb 26 May 1989 vol 153 c799W
Mr. Allan Stewart

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Eastwood on 18 May,Official Report, column 279, if he will place in the Library a detailed note of the views he received from political parties both for and against a review of Scottish lowland airports policy.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Views of members of political parties on the case for a review of Scottish lowland airports policy have been put to Ministers in private correspondence and at private meetings. It would be for those concerned to make their views public, if they wished.

Mr. Allan Stewart

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Eastwood, 18 May,Official Report, column 279, if he will list those organisations who made representations to him against a review of Scottish lowland airports policy.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Representations to my right hon. Friend about Scottish lowland airports policy have taken the form of private correspondence. It would be for those concerned to make their views public, if they wished.

Mr. Allan Stewart

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consideration he has given to the survey of the views of hon. Members on Scottish lowland airports policy published on Friday 19 May; what conclusions he has reached; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

I presume that my hon. Friend is referring to an article of 19 May. My right hon. Friend's conclusions on Scottish lowland airports policy remain as announced.