Dear Editor,

I note that Noah Law [Labour MP for St Austell and Newquay] was discussing the subsidy for Newquay Airport, which I understand is in the region of £4-million.

There are about 600,000 people in Cornwall, of which I suppose 400,000 or so must be adults, so the susidy equates to roughly £10 per person.

I have never used the airport and probably never will, but I don’t begrudge £10 of my rates going towards supporting it.

It provides jobs for local people, brings people and money and business into the county and we have the kudos of having an airport name after our town; not many towns can say that!

Perhaps the electorate should be asked to give their opinions, after all the council is elected to make decisions or our behalf.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs J Jones

Newquay