Mr. Lee:

May I first thank the Under-Secretary of State for the courteous way in which he has kept me informed of developments at Burtonwood? Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that this is an enormous development costing many millions of pounds and possessing some of the longest runways in Britain? As it entails heavy unemployment in my constituency, will he set up some sort of investigation to ensure that the very best use is made of this in the way of international airport development, or something of that type, which could serve that part of Lancashire, where we are in grave danger of very heavy unemployment?