47. Mr. GeraldTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what progress has been made by Industry Ministers in the restructuring of Airbus Industrie.
§ Mr. AtkinsA new management structure for Airbus Industrie, broadly based on the recommendations contained in the 1988 report of the Airbus "wise men", was introduced with effect from 1 April 1989. The new structure is intended to strengthen the strategic control of Airbus projects by the four partners in the consortium while, at the same time, placing the senior managers of Airbus Industrie at the centre of all day-to-day operations of particular Airbus programmes.