HC Deb 19 January 1949 vol 460 cc140-1
13. Sir Waldron Smithers

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation what was the cost, including alterations, of the 21 Avro Tudor II aircraft which he is selling; at what price he is selling them; and what so far has been the best bid.

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (Mr. Lindgren)

The specification and price of the freighter version of the Avro Tudor have not yet been finally settled.

Sir W. Smithers

May I ask, in all seriousness, how much longer the Minister is to be allowed to gamble in aeroplanes with the taxpayers' money?