§ 8. Mr. Emrys Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Air to what extent he anticipates redundancy in the Royal Air Force following the reappraisal of air strategy contemplated in the Nassau Agreement.
§ Mr. H. FraserI do not expect any.
§ Mr. HughesSurely the right hon. Gentleman has heard of the Nassau Agreement? Surely that- means running down the Royal Air Force? Does the Secretary of State not look far enough ahead to see that there will probably be an unemployment and redundancy problem? What is he doing to safeguard his job and the jobs of those employed in the Air Force?
§ Mr. FraserI look a good deal further ahead than does the hon. Gentleman. I can assure him that the strength of the Royal Air Force is continually under review from the manning point of view. The V-Bomber force will maintain the deterrent until the end of the 1960s.