Orders of the Day — National Airport Policy

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 8:10 pm on 29 June 1967.

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Photo of Mr Geoffrey Rippon Mr Geoffrey Rippon , Hexham 8:10, 29 June 1967

I beg your pardon, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I had taken the error up from the hon. Member for Bolton, East.

That letter made it perfectly clear, first, that there was no final Government decision, second, that no final decision was to be made until a thorough and genuine public inquiry had been held, and third—this is particularly important—that the door was not to be closed at the public inquiry to suggestions of alternative solutions if they were put forward.