§ 105. Mr. Rankinasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the agreement he has reached with the Government of France on the joint production of a variable geometry military aircraft.
§ Mr. HealeyI have nothing to add to the statement which I made last week.—[Vol. 747, c. 80–81.]
§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Defence when he anticipates that the agreement reached between him and M. Messmer on the specification, cost and production arrangements of the Anglo-French variable-geometry aircraft will be confirmed, or otherwise, by the respective governments.
§ Mr. HealeyIn the course of this month.
§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the cost of the Anglo-French variable-geometry aircraft on which he and M. Messmer have agreed.
§ Mr. HealeyI am not prepared to give precise estimates of cost for Anglo-French variable geometry aircraft at this stage.