RAF Manston (Hansard, 25 January 1999)

HC Deb 25 January 1999 vol 324 c12W 12W

§ Mr. Gale
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consultations his Department conducted with the Civil Aviation Authority prior to stating in its sales literature for RAF Manston the end of March as a completion date. [67366]

§ Mr. Spellar
In accordance with CAA licensing procedures, no formal consultation could take place prior to the appointment of a licensee for the Airfield. This could only follow the exchange of a conditional contract. However, some informal discussions did take place on matters of detail.