HC Deb 23 November 1967 vol 754 cc412-3W
83. Mr. Onslow

asked the President of the Board of Trade what effect devaluation will have upon the purchase price of Boeing 707 and 747 aircraft ordered by British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu

The dollar price of Boeing aircraft already ordered by B.O.A.C. will not be changed. In sterling terms the two Boeing 707 freighters will together cost about £1 million more and the six Boeing 747 aircraft, with initial spares, about £9 million more. Orders have not yet been Placed for the five additional Boeing 747s recently approved and no final prices have been negotiated.