§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list for each recommendation set out in the airports policy White Paper 1985 the actions his Department has taken to date. [18290]
§ Mr. NorrisMy Department has submitted a note to the inspector of the current public inquiry into BAA plc's plans for a fifth terminal at Heathrow which addresses the developments in airports policy since the 1985 White Paper. I have placed a copy of this note in the Library of the House.
§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the major initiatives taken by his Department relating to aviation since the publication of the 1985 airports policy White Paper. [18442]
§ Mr. NorrisThe Department has taken forward a wide range of aviation initiatives in respect of air traffic control, noise and emissions, provision of airport capacity, privatisation of Government and local authority-owned airports, and the liberalisation of air services between the UK and other countries. Key achievements are summarised in the annual departmental reports since 1991, and prior to that in the transport section of the Government's expenditure plans. In respect of airports policy, I also refer the hon. Member to the answer I am giving today to her Question 18290.