§ Mr. Bill MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the sponsorship by Superkings cigarettes of the recent concert tour of the massed bands of the Royal Air Force.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe concert tour—which this year was held between 24 October and 1 November—is organised and sponsored annually on behalf of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund by the fund's commercial arm, the international air tattoo. Neither the fund nor the tattoo have any formal links with the Ministry of Defence, and make their own sponsorship arrangement for the concert tour. The international air tattoo has negotiated with 11 commercial firms for financial and other assistance to offset their costs in arranging the concert tour, which provides excellent public relations for the RAF and makes an invaluable contribution to the RAF Benevolent Fund's charitable efforts.