§ 58. Mr. Shinwellasked the Minister of Aviation, in view of the recent official statement in the United States of America about the Skybolt rocket development, and the assurance that it will be ready by 1963, if he will now state when this weapon will be available to the Royal Air Force.
§ Mr. RipponNo assurance has been given that Skybolt will be ready by 1963; the plan to deliver the weapon to the Royal Air Force in the mid-1960s remains unchanged.