LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND AIR TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT

Early day motion 960, tabled 26 March 2003 by David Marshall (Labour). Signed by 16 members.

That this House recognises the crucial importance that aviation and related activities can play in stimulating economic development and job creation but also recognises that aviation investment is finite; notes that there are a number of local authorities which want airport development in their area; further notes that there are many local authorities which do not want such development; and therefore calls upon the Government, in putting together the White Paper and subsequent policy which will come out of, The Future Development of Air Transport in the United Kingdom, consultation exercise, to lend the greatest possible weight to ensuring the investment goes to those areas which want it.

Signatures by party: Labour 8, Conservative 4, Liberal Democrat 4.