§ 95. Sir. H. Harrisonasked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he will take to ensure there will be no increase in the fares of the two nationalised airlines, British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuI am considering urgently the changes in air fares agreed last week by the emergency conference of the International Air Transport Association. It seems to me that as a consequence of devaluation substantial increases in the sterling expression of international air fares and cargo rates can hardly be avoided.
§ Mrs. Ewingasked the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of tourist advertising abroad by the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, respectively, is devoted, to Scotland and Wales respectively.
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§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuWhile this is a matter for he managements of the two Corporations I understand that their advertising campaigns abroad are directed to attracting tourists to the United Kingdom as a whole and it is difficult to disentangle just what proportion of the advertising relates to any particular part.