§ Mr. HicksTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those United Kingdom regions that satisfy the criteria under article 9 of the EC Council Regulation No. 95/93 allowing slots at major airports to be reserved for regional air services; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NorrisThere are no plans to apply the provisions of article 9, and consequently no assessment has been made of which regions, if any, would meet the criteria specified in the article.