Ian Boorks,
Thanks - I wholeheartedly agree with your posts, as you will see, my comments were intended to discuss the points raised by JAVELIN.
Javelins suggestion that the Airport should spend more time with ATC/Fam Flights etc. is a great idea - equally I'd be interested to know if any pilots have taken the time to 'shadow' the Airport Authority/Airfield Ops? I have, on one occasion, and found it surprisingly enlightening.
Spoke to an Airfield Ops rep today and he stated that some of the debris on the runway was on fire on arrival at the scene, he also said the AAIB were very specific about how debris should be collected and recorded, this slowed down the clear-up process somewhat.