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Written Answeri
20 JANUAKY 1971
The Nimrod long-rance maritime reconnaissance lure of the Royal Air Force provide, flying eliɔrt equivalent to that of four wit ruft ut current ilyma sativa, and one Royal Navy Sea Doyunl aircraft is used da Boodandi).
Land-based and shup-line military Phocuplets me available when needed but none to agiled micly to timery „* protection duties.
Other jeɔnices of the Royal Navy and the Royal an Pure can be made avail- able as required.
Gibraltar (ladustrial Dispule)
Mr. Frank Allmum asked the Secretary of State for Defence what response_he will make to the initiatives of the Civil and Public Services Asxclubion to cud the lockout of 300 of its inembers employed by the Ministry of Defence in Gibraltar, and its proposals to settle the pay dispute inere.
Dr. Gülbert: 1 am meeting representa- tives of the Civil and Public Services Association (CPSA) today to discuss pro- posals that I am putting forward for ending the dispute. I should explain that! there is no question of those involved in the dispute being locked out They were suspended from pay for relusing to work nurmally for several weeks and are free and welcome to retum to nurmal work- ing at any ume.
Dr. Edmund Marshall asked the Secre. tary of State for Defence whether he will make a statement about the current incu>- trial dispute involving some 300 civilian
employces of hus Department
Gibraltar.
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Dr. Gilbert: I am meeting representa- tives of the Civil and Pible Services Association (CPSA) today to discuss pro posals that I am putting forward for ending the dispute.
Souch Ainca (Arms Supplies)
Mir. Frank Allaun wäed the Secretary of State for Defence if, in pursuance of the Government's policy of stopping arms supplica to South Africa, he will ask (CT, Racal, Plessey and other British com- panies to discontinue the supply to that Goverment of arms b. their subsidiary companies or by companies in wach ine, have substantial
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Alca and ale to discontinue the pro- vision of licences under winch weapons Components in weapus are manu- factured there
Dr. Gilbert: 1 shall reply to my bum. friend shortly.
Expendituen
Mr. Nicholas Winterton liked the Secretary of State for Detente when he expasty to be able to provide a detailed bieranowi of the
to be made in deleme cxpenditure.
Me. Mulley; final details of the niea. SUICY necessary ไป
the savings required for the next truancial year 1977.. 78 are sull being worked out. However, we have already decided to forego im- . provements to the fkura anti-submarine missile system. The Australian authori- ues have been informed.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Hong Kong (Airport)
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Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the pru. !posed new airport in Hong Kong.
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Mr. Luard: No decision has yet been (taken on whether a new airport should be built in Hong Kong. A study under- Haken in 1974 and 1975 to determine the to which the present Kai Tak International Airport could cope with the projected growth in air traffic in- Idicated that it could not be developed to 'meet expected demand much beyond the (mid-1980s. Several sites, all located in the New Terwries, were considered, but only one W3 ident-fied, on technical grounds, Jɔ a possible locadon for A replacement airport. A civil engineering tessibility study has not yet been under- taken to determine whether an airport could be built on the suggested site.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foresta and Commonwealth Affairs, what is the latest es..mate of the cost of building a second airport in Hong Kong.
Mr. Luard: Fra estimates of costs are not war'able, since a civil engineer- zavbility study has not yet been
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