HC Deb 29 July 1959 vol 610 c88W
76. Mr. Peyton

asked the Minister of Supply what orders have been placed in pursuance of the decision of the Minister of Defence to order a British long-range freighter aircraft.

Mr. W. J. Taylor

As my right hon. Friend said in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Belfast, East (Mr. McMaster) on 23rd July, no contract for the Britannic aircraft has yet been placed, but the process of translating broad design proposals into the detailed specification required for contract purposes is nearing completion.