§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will commission independent research into the economic value in terms of regional regeneration of the aviation industry to the United Kingdom. [29929]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe need for research to evaluate the potential contribution from the development of regional airports to the regeneration of the regional economy which they serve is being addressed as part of the preparations for the Integrated Transport White Paper.
§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if, following the consultation exercise on integrated transport policy, he will develop a long-term national aviation strategy for inclusion in the Transport White Paper. [29932]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe Integrated Transport White Paper to be published later this year will establish an overall framework of integrated transport policies within which policy relevant to specific modes, including aviation, can be developed subsequently.