House of Commons Hansard Debates for 8 Jul 1993

DUCHY OF LANCASTER

Quangos

Mr. Grocott : To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the former Members of this House who have been appointed by his Department to quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations ; and if he will list in each case the title of the post, the salary, the duration of the appointment, and the party which the former hon. Member represented.

Mr. David Davis : No former Members of this House have been appointed by my right hon. Friend to the non-departmental public bodies for which he has had responsibility since the creation of his Department in April 1992.

TRANSPORT

Airports

Mr. Nigel Evans : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what measures are being taken to improve the services offered by major United Kingdom international airports ; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Norris : The Government believe that increasing the scope for airport operators to respond to commercial pressures offers the best route for improving the services offered at all airports. This underlies the Government's policy of encouraging increased private sector involvement in the ownership and management of local authority-owned airports.

Mr. Nigel Evans : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many passengers used (a) Gatwick airport and (b) Heathrow airport in each year since 1979.

Mr. Norris : The numbers of passengers at (a) Gatwick airport and (b) Heathrow airport are shown in the table.


Terminal passengers at Heathrow and Gatwick 1979-92         

Year           |Gatwick (000) |Heathrow (000)               

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1979           |8,965         |27,979                       

1980           |9,703         |27,484                       

1981           |10,725        |26,411                       

1982           |11,155        |26,406                       

1983           |12,471        |26,767                       

1984           |13,953        |29,164                       

1985           |14,885        |31,310                       

1986           |16,309        |31,310                       

1987           |19,381        |34,743                       

1988           |20,744        |37,510                       

1989           |21,149        |39,587                       

1990           |21,043        |42,635                       

1991           |18,690        |40,245                       

1992           |19,842        |44,964

Private Aircraft

Mr. Nigel Evans : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people flying in private aeroplanes have been killed in aviation accidents in United Kingdom air space in each year since 1987.

Mr. Norris : The Civil Aviation Authority's safety data analysis unit advises me that the number of people flying

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in private aeroplanes that have been killed in aviation accidents in United Kingdom airspace since 1987 are as follows :