HC Deb 16 October 1946 vol 427 cc216-7W
130. Mr. Willis

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, what steps have been taken to form the Scottish Division of the B.E.A.

Mr. Lindgren

The British European Airways Corporation is anxious to have the benefit of the advice of the Scottish Advisory Council before forming the Scottish Division of the Corporation. My noble Friend and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland have been in consultation with the three associations of local authorities in Scotland and with the Scottish Council (Development and Industry) about the constitution of the Council. They hope that in the light of these consultations the Council can be set up in the near future and that the formation of the Corporation's Scottish Division will quickly follow.