HC Deb 22 March 1971 vol 814 cc55-7W
Mr. Mason

asked the Minister of Aviation Supply what terms of reference have been given to his Transport Aircraft Requirements Committee; how many times it has met since June, 1970; and when it is expected to report.

Mr. David Price

The terms of reference for the Transport Aircraft Requirements Committee remain unchanged from those published in the Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Aircraft Industry (Cmnd. 2853—December, 1965) and are set out below:

1. To keep under review and to advise the Minister on:

  1. (a) the information available regarding actual and potential requirements for transport aircraft of all kinds; and
  2. (b) the programmes and the plans of British industry for meeting such requirements.

2. To consider to what extent the requirements of British civil and military users of transport aircraft and aero-engines can be harmonised, at the same time taking into account the requirements of the export market.

3. To make recommendations to the Minister in respect of new transport aircraft and aero-engine projects for which the manufacturers are seeking Government financial assistance.

4. To advise the Minister on any other general questions concerning transport aircraft which he may from time to time refer to them, or which the Committee may wish to raise with him.

The Committee has met three times since June, 1970: it is an advisory body and does not produce formal reports.