§ Mr. Spellerasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list the sums of money paid by his Department in support of Laker Airways or other parts of the Laker group of companies in any way over the past five years.
§ Mr. WakehamThe Department of Industry has made no payments direct to Laker Airways or the Laker group of companies. The Department has made payments to British Aerospace to enable it to give interest rate support for Laker's purchase of three Airbus A300 aircraft. I refer 3W my hon. Friend to the answer given to the Member for Chipping Barnet (Mr. Chapman) on 8 February.—[Vol. 17, c. 258.]