§ Mr. Michael McNair-Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he can now announce the arrangements for controlling the price of inclusive tour holidays by air to places in Europe for the period beginning 16th October, 1971.
§ Mr. NobleAfter consultation with the Air Transport Licensing Board and after taking the views of airlines and tour organisers, we have decided. for an experimental period from 16th October, 1971, to 24th March, 1972, to suspend the control over the prices of short holidays of seven nights or less involving flights between this country and certain places in Europe and to reduce by one-sixth the minimum prices for holidays of more than seven nights in the same place. The arrangements for other places in 173W Europe during the experimental period and for all European points during the period from 25th March, 1972, to 15th October, 1972, will remain the same as this year.
The experiment will apply to all destinations in Europe except Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, the Irish Republic, Switzerland, Austria, Milan, Turin, Venice, the Canary Islands, Paris and the shorter cross-Channel routes to France.