§ 12. Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the Government's proposals for privatising Aldergrove airport.
§ Mr. AtkinsOn 20 November 1991, my predecessor announced the Government's plans to sell Northern Ireland Airports Limited, the publicly owned company which operates Belfast international airport. Legislation is in hand to give effect to privatisation and a draft order will be published in May of this year. The timetable envisages the order being made early in 1994 with the sale of the company taking place later that year.