83. Air Commodore Harveyasked the Minister of Civil Aviation how far civil aircraft built in this country in future will be fitted with rearward facing seats.
§ Mr. ProfumoThe decision whether to fit civil aircraft with rearward facing seats continues to rest with the operators and the manufacturers. The question whether rearward facing seats should be adopted generally, as a safety measure, is still the subject of research both in this country and in the United States and no conclusions, which would justify compulsory fitting of rearward facing seats, have yet been reached.