Falklands Airfield

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Defence – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 4 June 1985.

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Photo of Mr William Van Straubenzee Mr William Van Straubenzee , Wokingham 12:00, 4 June 1985

I thank my right hon. Friend for that reply, and appreciate that in the early support facilities such as buildings are necessarily extremely limited. Does his answer confirm—I hope that it does—that, in view of the massive and proper investment in this remarkable airfield, there will be no avoidable delay in making it available for civilian purposes when that is possible?