§ 8. Mr. Les Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he has had discussions with Industry Ministers in other European Economic Community countries about participation in the A320 Airbus industrial project.
§ Mr. ButcherMy hon. Friend the Minister of State met Monsieur Fiterman, the French Minister for Transport in Paris on 6 May and discussed with him, among other issues, the proposed Airbus A320 project. Later, on 14 May, my hon. Friend also met Herr Grüner, the Parliamentary State Secretary at the Ministry of Economy, in Germany for a discussion of issues relating to the A320 project. These talks were exploratory; no decisions were reached.