§ 15. Mr. Rostasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will report progress on his talks with the French aerospace industry on collaborative projects.
§ 16. Mr. Tebbitasked the Secretary of State for Industry if in view of the delays in the progress of the Bill to nationalise the aerospace construction industry he will make a statement on the Government's intentions towards the support of the collaborative projects currently advocated by United Kingdom companies and by the EEC Commission and other European and United States manufacturers.
§ Mr. KaufmanI met General Mitterand, Chairman of Aerospatiale, on 1st June, and M. Cavaille, Secretary of State for Transport, on 2nd June for talks in Paris following visits to DassaultBreguet, Aerospatiale and Airbus Industrie in Toulouse. Discussions on possible future projects and collaborative arrangements are progressing on the industrial and official fronts, both in Europe and with the US companies, with the Organising Committee of British Aerospace taking the lead. The Government stand ready to take decisions on any properly supported proposals which the industry might bring forward as a result of these discussions.