§ Mr. Warrenasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish the assessment made by his Department of the civil market for the HS146 aircraft; and what account has been made in this assessment of the slow sales record, namely six aircraft in 1977 of the one foreign manufacturer competing in this category of aircraft manufacture.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldIt is principally for the British Aerospace to assess the market prospects for civil aircraft which it wishes to develop.