§ Mr. Charles Morrisonasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what is the latest available figure of the cost of the airlift to Zambia; how much oil has been transmitted; how much per gallon it has cost; and what landing charges at Lusaka have been made for each flight.
§ Mr. BottomleyAt 8th May, the latest date for which figures are available, the British civil and R.A.F. airlifts had cost about £3,330,000, and had delivered some 12,000 tons of oil to Zambia. It is misleading to calculate on a cost per gallon basis in view of the many complex factors involved.
No landing charges have been made at Lusaka.