§ 136. Mr. de Freitasasked the Minister of Supply whether he will institute an inquiry into the conflicting considerations concerning civil and military aircraft requirements, and, in particular, in view of the contraction of the aircraft industry, into the extent to which there will, in two or three years, be adequate resources for the design, development and production of the aircraft and missiles needed by the Royal Air Force.
§ Mr. W. J. TaylorWhile it is not clear what conflicting considerations the hon. Member has in mind, my right hon. Friend is satisfied that adequate machinery already exists to deal with questions both on military and civil requirements. He sees no reason to believe that the aircraft industry, whose rate of contraction has been rather slower than had been expected, will have insufficient resources to meet defence requirements in two or three years' time.