§ Sir Thomas ArnoldTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) for which aerodromes he has appointed British Aerospace plc a statutory undertaker; what was the date of the appointment in each case; and how long he expects the appointments to last;
(2) if he will list the circumstances in which a plc may be appointed statutory undertaker and cite the principal, relevant legislation governing its conduct thereafter.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe status of certain operators as statutory undertakers is governed by section 57 of the Airports Act 1986. In the main the airports specified are those which are subject to economic regulation under part IV of the Act. Airports specified in this section are deemed to be statutory undertakers for the purposes of other legislation specified in schedule 2 of the Act.
British Aerospace, through its wholly owned subsidiary British Aerospace (Liverpool Airport) Ltd., owns 76 per cent. of Liverpool Airport plc, which is a statutory undertaker under the 1986 Act. No other airport owned by British Aerospace is a statutory undertaker.