§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) what meetings or correspondence his Department has had with the European Commission or other officials of multinational organisations about the effect of unfair competition on Jetstream;
(2) what representations he has received alleging unfair support to aircraft manufacturers overseas which are in direct competition with Jetstream; what action he has taken; and if he will make a statement;
(3) what visits Ministers or officers of his Department have made or plan to make to the British Aerospace Jetstream plant at Prestwick.
Number of staff in post Black Asian Other Ethnic Origin Grade 1 1 0 0 0 Grade 2 3 0 0 0 Grade 3 11 0 0 0 Grade 4 3 0 0 0 Grade 5 47 0 0 0 Grade 6 17 0 0 0 Grade 7 154 1 1 2 SEO and equivalent 111 0 0 1 HEO and equivalent 357 6 2 1 E0 and equivalent 478 23 12 3 AO and equivalent 600 52 23 5 AA and equivalent 360 14 6 0 TOTAL 2,142 96 44 12 These figures reflect the number of staff in post and include 360 staff in the Teachers Pensions Agency.
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§ Mr. Sainsbury[holding answers 6 December 1993]: My Department has had no contact with the European Commission or other multinational organisations about the effect of unfair competition on Jetstream.
There have been a number of representations from Jetstream alleging unfair support to aircraft manufacturers overseas. We have asked the company for specific details of the evidence they have on these allegations, and have offered to meet them to discuss what remedies are available under international mechanisms.
Four officials from my Department's aerospace division visited the British Aerospace Jetstream plant at Prestwick in the last year. The recently appointed head of the division is to visit Prestwick in early December.