Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Aviation – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 4 December 1961.
Will the right hon. Gentleman make it quite clear that the use of American helicopters, even with British engines, is an interim measure only until we have sufficiently adequate machines ourselves to take their place? Will he also say that we have to act quickly on this if we are to have an inter-city service both between cities in this country and on the short Continental routes?