§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 1 July 2003,Official Report, column 192W, on Redhill Aerodrome, if he will list the meetings which have taken place with promoters of proposals for new airport capacity that are alternatives to, or variants of, options set out in the Government's consultation document; when the meetings took place; what their duration was; and what the purpose of each meeting was. [123852]
§ Mr. McNulty[holding answer 7 July 2003]: Since publication of "The Future Development of Air Transport in the United Kingdom South East: Second Edition" consultation document in February this year, officials in the Department for Transport have met on seven occasions with the promoters (or their representatives) of four alternative south-0east options, in addition to the two meetings with Redhill Aerodrome Ltd. to which I referred in my answer of 1 July 2003, Official Report, column 192W.