Airports: Heathrow Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Airports: Heathrow

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe Excerpts
Monday 31st January 2011

(13 years, 3 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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My noble friend is, of course, absolutely right.

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe Portrait Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
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My Lords, is the Minister aware that the last Government also placed 51 per cent of the shares of National Air Traffic Services in the hands of the public through the Government? The Government are contemplating privatising NATS. Would he assure the British public that it will not fall into foreign ownership?