§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage response rate was achieved in his Department's recent requests for additional financial and operational information from British airlines; which companies refused to co-operate; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantThe financial statistics published in December in Business Monitor CA8 related to 79 per cent. of airlines by number, representing about 97 per cent. of capacity ton miles flown. I do not wish to name the companies which did not feel able to provide the information as invited by the Department. For a first inquiry of this kind the response was encouraging.