§ Mr. Warrenasked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) if he will give an assurance that Her Majesty's Government will not invest funds in the European airbus programme to pay for work already funded from sources in France and West Germany;
(2) if he will give an assurance that if any funds are invested by Her Majesty's Government in the European airbus programme they will be used solely to finance work in United Kingdom factories additional to the contracts on the programme already held by United Kingdom companies, or that an equivalent sum would be provided from the programme funds to finance such extra work in United Kingdom factories.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe question of any United Kingdom participation in future development of the European Airbus is being examined by the United Kingdom aircraft industry in conjunction308W with the Organising Committee for British Aerospace. There are currently no proposals before the Government for investment in the Airbus programme.