§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Industry what delay has occurred in the submission of the reports of the two working groups appointed after the October 1976 meeting of the Minister of State and his French counterpart to study international co-operation on the 160 and 200 seat airliner projects.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldMy hon. Friend the Minister of State for Industry and M. Cavaille, the French Minister of Transport, agreed when they met on 2nd November 1976 to invite their respective industries to prepare studies on collaborative possibilities in 160-and 200-seat aircraft slots within two months if possible. Because of market uncertainties and the uncertainties caused by delays over the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Bill this has not been possible. However, we expect to receive these reports shortly.