asked the Minister for Trade (1) when British Midland Airways appealed to him against the Civil Aviation Authority's refusal to grant a licence to compete with British Airways on the Heathrow to Glasgow and Heathrow to Edinburgh trunk routes;(2) when British Midland Airways applied to the Civil Aviation Authority for permission to compete with British Airways on the Heathrow to Glasgow and Heathrow to Edinburgh trunk routes of which British Airways currently holds the monopoly.

I shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.