§ 76. Mr. Beswickasked the Minister of Supply to what extent the reduction of military aircraft orders will facilitate the quicker production of civil transport aircraft.
§ 83. Mr. de Freitasasked the Minister of Supply what effect the reduction in military aircraft orders will have upon the production of civil aircraft, and in particular upon the production of the Comet.
§ Mr. SandysThe reductions in certain parts of the defence programme will help to speed up the output of civil aeroplanes by releasing resources of aircraft firms and sub-contractors. However, as the House will appreciate, the scale on which production of civil types is planned depends primarily upon the volume of orders received.