§ Mr. Robert Redmondasked the Minister of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the suitability of HS 748 as a trainer; and whether he will put in an order for this plane rather than import such planes from abroad.
§ Mr. Ian GilmourAs I have explained in a letter to my hon. Friend the HS748 is a larger and more expensive aircraft than we require for our purpose. However, a decision has not yet been reached on the choice of aircraft to replace the Varsity.