Civil Aviation (Declaratory Provisions) Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 15 December 1970.

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Photo of Mr Eric Deakins Mr Eric Deakins , Walthamstow West 12:00, 15 December 1970

I had better leave the matter there.

We have reason to believe that the Government do not have the courage of their convictions. I would be out of order in mentioning the clearing bank monopoly and so on. What they are proposing could lead to greater competition in the air, but we are afraid that it will merely mean the replacement of one monopoly situation with another, with in due course, the Government saying that as the second force has failed to make a profit, more must be transferred to it. May we be assured that this is a once-for-all assault on this prosperous and profitable nationalised industry?