§ 10. Mr. de Freitasasked the Secretary of State for Air which of the recommendations of the second Hollinghurst Report have been adopted.
§ Mr. SoamesA number of the recommendations are still under consideration, and I am not yet in a position to make a comprehensive statement.
§ Mr. de FreitasIs the hon. Gentleman aware that the Secretary of State himself 1188 referred to this matter as long ago as the Air Estimates debate? Surely some decisions have been come to, particularly in such matters as the centralised servicing of aircraft, which might result in a considerable saving in skilled manpower?
§ Mr. SoamesThe Committee was set up in June last year, and its Report was received in December last year. Certainly, my right hon. Friend referred to it in the Air Estimates debate, and it was natural that he should do so, but there were 34 recommendations, and a number of them are still under discussion within the Department. When the time comes, and the whole thing is settled, my right hon. Friend will be in a position to say much more.
§ Mr. de FreitasSince there were 34 recommendations, will not the hon. Gentleman speed up this matter, with a view to getting some results, because time is passing?
§ Mr. SoamesIt is going very well.