§ 96. Mr. Russell Kerrasked the Secretary of State for Defence what reconsideration he has given to the decision to purchase F111 and other military aircraft from the United States of America in the light of the increased dollar cost of this aircraft, and of the rapid withdrawal of this country from commitments East of Suez, the strategic area for which the aircraft was intended.
§ Mr. HealeyThe broad lines of our defence policy remain as set out in the Supplementary Statement on Defence Policy, 1967 (Cmnd. 3357) and, apart from the Chinook helicopter, which has been cancelled, no change is being made in our purchases of United States aircraft.