§ 85. Mr. Lubbockasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement about the report of the joint Board of Trade/Royal Air Force medical team which has been investigating the causes of fatigue in flight deck personnel in civil airline operations; and if he will give a general direction to the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways to find, or provide themselves, sleeping accommodation which is soundproofed and properly venti- 82W lated for crews spending the night at foreign cities served by those airlines.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuThe Flying Personnel Research Committee of the Ministry of Defence is carrying out a study on flight deck workload with a team of Board of Trade officials and R.A.F. personnel, and in co-operation with British airlines. An interim report was issued in 1965 and the work is continuing. The Corporations' attention has been drawn to the report and I am confident that they will take whatever action they consider necessary.