§ Mr. Wilkinsonasked the Minister of Aviation Supply if he will make a statement on the progress of development of the Rolls-Royce RB199 engine.
§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Minister of Aviation Supply what technical assessment he is making of the RB199 engine.
§ Mr. David PriceWork on the first phase of the development programme for the multi-rôle combat aircraft is at present under way on a tripartite basis. This includes the development of the RB199 engine. Work on this engine is going ahead and has not been affected by the problems of Rolls-Royce Ltd.