, Gale and pressure groups including "Save Manston Airport" and "Why Not Manston?" continue to campaign for the reopening of the airport and have opposed alternative uses. In May 2014, Prime Minister David Cameron, in answer to a question from Gale in the Houses of Commons, stated that the future of Manston was the responsibility of the airport owner, but the Government was in negotiation with Gloag. In July 2017 planning inspectors rejected an appeal stating that the site was protected for aviation use under EC4 regulations.