§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) whether, under the new air service agreement, Laker Airways remains a United Kingdom designated flag carrier on the London-New York route; and whether he hopes to be able to negotiate better terms for Laker's United States of America permit for the Skytrain service 3W than that at present granted by the CAB for the service;
(2) to what extent United States of America scheduled or supplemented operators will be able to operate services similar to the Laker Skytrain as a result of the recent agreement: (a) on the London-New York route and (b) on other United Kingdom to United States of America routes;
(3) what change in United Kingdom-United States of America air fares he expects to see in real terms up to 1981;
(4) what has been the annual growth in recent years in United Kingdom-United States of America air travel: and what rate of annual growth he expects up to 1981;
(5) what reduction he expects to take place in seat capacity on the United Kingdom-United States of America air route as a result of the new air services agreement;
(6) what restrictions on United Kingdom—United States of America charter flights he expects to see as a result of the recent air services agreement;
(7) what is the present value in money terms of the total United Kingdom-United
Unit EEC Rest of World Live animals … Thousand … 1,799 136 Meat and meat products … Thousand metric tons … 584 485 Fish … Thousand metric tons … 54 148 Cereals and cereal preparations … Thousand metric tons … 5,070 3,868 Fruit and vegetables … Thousand metric tons … 1,090 2,840 Sugar and sugar preparations … Thousand metric tons … 388 2,370 Honey … Thousand metric tons … 3 11 Coffee … Thousand metric tons … 11 101 Tea … Thousand metric tons … 18 206 Cocoa … Thousand metric tons … 9 118 Spices … Thousand metric tons … 1 16 Feeding stuffs for animals … Thousand metric tons … 503 1,119 Other food preparations … Thousand metric tons … 703 224