To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has as to (i) the landing fee, (ii) the navigation fee and (iii) passenger taxes for (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh, (c) Heathrow and (d) Gatwick airports.
The information my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has is as follows:
| Standard Charge | ||
| Aerodrome | International per tonne | Domestic per tonne |
| Glasgow | £2·85 | £2·40 |
| Edinburgh | £3·85 | £3·25 |
(iii) Passenger charges (from 1 April 1988)
Charge payable per terminal departing passenger.
Glasgow and Edinburgh
Applies to all aircraft with a maximum authorised weight in excess of 2 metric tonnes.
Domestic
| International
| |
£
| £
| |
| Over 2 metric tonnes not exceeding 5 metric tonnes | 5·80 | 7·80 |
| Over 5 metric tonnes, not exceeding 10 metric tonnes | 5·80 | 8·50 |
| Over 10 metric tonnes | 6·05 | £8·50 off peak |
| Glasgow | 1£10·50 peak | |
| Edinburgh | 19·75 peak |
Time periods for peak and off-peak passenger charges
| ||
Peak
| Off-peak
| |
Heathrow Domestic
| 1 April-31 October | 1 April-31 October |
| Departures 0700–0829 GMT and 1830–1959 GMT (Monday to Friday only) | All other times | |
| 1 November-31 March | 1 November-31 March | |
| Departures 0800–0929 GMT and 1930–2059 GMT (Monday to Friday only) | All other times | |
| International | 1 April-31 October | 1 April-31 October |
| Departures 0900–1529 GMT | All other times and 1 November-31 March | |
Gatwick
| 1 June-30 September | 1 June-30 September |
| Departures 0001 GMT Thursday through to 2059 GMT Monday | All other times and 1 October-31 May | |
Source of (i) landing charges; and (iii) passenger charges: BAA Scottish Airports Ltd. and BAA Heathrow and Gatwick Airports Ltd. Condition of Use.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the level of landing and other charges at (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) Gatwick airports.
Landing and related airport charges at these airports are matters for BAA plc subject to compliance with the United Kingdom's international obligations in respect of such charges. Navigation service charges at these airports are set at a level sufficient to recover the costs of the Civil Aviation Authority in providing the services, including an average rate of return of 7 per cent. on the relevant net assets, on a current cost basis.