§ 36. Mr. Robert Atkinsasked the Secretary of State for Trade what progress he has made towards the liberalisation of air services in Europe.
§ Mr. EyreI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave earlier` today to my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Mr. Rhodes James). In addition to action on fares, we are pressing, both in the Community and bilaterally, for the introduction of new services where these are licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority, and we have put to our Community partners a draft directive designed to liberalise the carriage of low-weight parcels and freight.