§ Mr. Warrenasked the Secretary of State for Industry if it is the policy of Her Majesty's Government to accept the continuing right of the French Government to decide if there can be equipment changes between earlier versions of the airbus and the A310; and whether there is a memorandum of understanding between the French and the British Governments on this and other matters affecting British participation in the project.
§ Mr. Les Huckfield:The choice of equipment for members of the airbus family is essentially a matter for Airbus Industrie. The principles of co-operationon
756Won the airbus programme agreed between the Governments of France, West Germany and the United Kingdom provide that the United Kingdom equipment industry will be eligible to contribute to the supply of equipment for airbus on the same basis as the French and German equipment manufacturers. A copy of the document setting out the agreed principles is in the Library.