HC Deb 03 March 1965 vol 707 cc250-1W
72. Sir J. Eden

asked the Minister of Aviation what are the main alterations that will be needed to stretch the subsonic P1127 VTOL feasibility test vehicle into an effective weapons-system for the Royal Air Force; how many years these developments will take; what their cost will be; and in what respects the final version will differ from that originally conceived as the supersonic P1154.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 1st March by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence to the hon. Member for Surbiton (Mr. Fisher).

73. Sir J. Eden

asked the Minister of Aviation whether the design teams formerly engaged on the P1154 will be dispersed; and to what extent the knowledge gained as a result of this work in supersonic VTOL technology is now to be shared with the United States of America.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 17th February to the hon. Member for Surbiton (Mr. Fisher). Arrangements exist for the exchange of general information on V/STOL projects with the U.S.A.