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Mr. Sproat
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what major improvements have been made at Aberdeen airport over each of the last ten years, and at what cost per improve-
| IMPROVEMENTS COSTING MORE THAN £5,000 CARRIED OUT AT SCOTTISH AERODROMES, 1962–63 To 1971–72 | |||
| Nature of Improvements | Cost | ||
| £ | |||
| ABERDEEN | |||
| 1962–63 | … | Approach Lighting | 10,500 |
| 1963–64 | … | New Runway Edge Lighting | 7,600 |
| 1966–67 | … | Extension to Terminal Building and conversion to oil fired heating | 6,700 |
| 1967–68 | … | Installation of VOR Equipment | 22,000 |
| 1969–70 | … | Terminal Apron and new link taxiway | 80,500 |
| TOTAL | 127,300 | ||
| EDINBURGH | |||
| 1963–64 | … | Car Park Extension | 6,800 |
| New Access Road | 9,800 | ||
| Centre Line Lighting to Main Runway | 5,400 | ||
| New Fire Station | 25,800 | ||
| 1964–65 | … | Terminal Apron Extension | 6,200 |
| Extensions to Terminal Building | 48,400 | ||
| 1967–68 | … | New Office Block | 11,200 |
| 1970–71 | … | Installation of ILS | 47,000 |
| Installation of Radar Equipment | 169,000 | ||
| Extension of Terminal Building | 5,000 | ||
| Extension to Terminal Apron | 16,500 | ||
| Approach Lighting Runway 17 | 18,000 | ||
| TOTAL | 369,100 | ||
| INVERNESS | |||
| 1962–63 | … | New Sodium Lighting System | 6,000 |
| 1969–70 | … | To Control Tower and Telecommunication Equipment | 20,000 |
| 1971–72 | … | New Terminal Building | 92,800 (Estimated) |
| New Motor Transport Building | 12,600 (Estimated) | ||
| Main Runway Strengthening | 96,000 (Estimated) | ||
| TOTAL | 227,400 | ||
| NOTES: | |||
| 1. In addition totals of £11,000, £52,000 and £26,000 were spent on minor improvements (as distinct from repairs and maintenance) at Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Inverness respectively throughout this period. | |||
| 2. The Edinburgh table excludes any improvements carried out since the aerodrome was transferred to the British Airports Authority on 1st April, 1971. | |||