§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why he flew to Bonn recently in a privately-owned chartered Hawker Siddeley Jet 125, when the normal public airline facilities were available; what was the cost of this chartered flight; and what would have been the cost if a first-class British European Airways flight had been booked instead.
§ Mr. George BrownThe aircraft concerned was not privately owned but was supplied by the Board of Trade Civil Aviation Flying Unit. The cost of the charter which carried myself and five members of my staff was £293 for the journey to and from Bonn. The cost of sending the same number of passengers by normal scheduled services would have been £350 1s.