§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Minister of Aviation if he will specify, in any purchases of United States military aircraft which Her Majesty's Government may make, that British firms should be granted licences to manufacture any ancillary equipment.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsWe hope to have some equipment made in this country under licence for the American military aircraft we are buying, but for many items this will not be possible for reasons170W of cost and timescale. The granting of licences, in so far as they do not already exist, must remain primarily a matter for commercial negotiations between the British and American firms concerned, against the background of the arrangement between the two Governments.