§ Mr. Perkinsasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air under what authority he has appointed a Government director to the Board of British Airways, Limited; and whether he proposes to appoint a second Government director?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MuirheadSection 1, Sub-section (3) of the Air Navigation Act, 1936, requires that one or more directors of an air transport company to whom a subsidy is paid shall be nominated by the Secretary of State, and this requirement was stated in the White Paper which was laid before the House last July outlining the principal provisions of the proposed agreement with British Airways, Limited. There is at present no intention to appoint a second Government director.