§ 14. Sir Ian Orr-Ewingasked the President of the Board of Trade what request he has received to authorise additional advance payment by the British Overseas Airways Corporation in order to preserve their delivery position in respect of their provisional order for the projected United States supersonic transport aircraft.
§ Sir Ian Orr-EwingWould the right hon. Gentleman give an assurance that the British Corporations will not be called on to make a more rigorous contribution to underwriting the United States S.S.T. than comparable airlines have been called on to make for the British S.S.T., the Concord?
§ Mr. JayI have received no such request, but I shall certainly take no action which would put British aviation at a disadvantage compared with its competitors.