§ Mr. Michael McNair-Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will make a statement about the grounding by officials of his Department of a flight to New York ostensibly organised by the Compass Club, and about the organisation and bona fide of the club and of its organiser, Mr. Hugh Hutton, in view of the latter's involvement with the Discount Air Travel Centre.
§ Mr. NobleAn application for permission for this flight by a United States airline from London on 28th July was 221W received late on 23rd July and refused on 26th July because the Department was not satisfied that it complied with the requirements for closed group charter flights. Permission was, however, subsequently sought and granted for the airline concerned to make a flight to New York as a single entity charter (to which the group eligibility requirements would not apply). Investigations in this matter are continuing.