§ Sir R. Russellasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give particulars of the miscellaneous expenses of civil aviation services in the United Kingdom totalling £315,000 and £332,000, respectively, as shown in Class IV Vote 10 Subheads A2(3) and A3(11) of the Civil Estimates 1967–68; and what are the chief causes of the increased amounts compared with 1966–67.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuSubhead A2(3) covers such items as recruitment advertising and some of the expenses of training civil aviation staff. The increase in expenditure arises from more recruitment advertising, training of more new entrants and more intensive training generally. Subhead A3(11) covers such items as agency fees; operational trials of equipment; airport maintenance and miscellaneous safety equipment; and preparation of maps and charts. The main causes of the increase are the inclusion of provision for payments to the British Airports Authority for collecting navigation charges and more expenditure on computer time for operational research.