§ Commander Courtneyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what research is proceeding within the Atomic Energy Authority or elsewhere in the United Kingdom on nuclear reactors which may eventually provide a practicable means of propulsion for aircraft; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir E. BoyleNone. At the present stage in the development of nuclear reactors they do not appear to offer a practicable means for aircraft propulsion.