Airline Passengers

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 February 1991.

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Photo of Patrick McLoughlin Patrick McLoughlin The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport 12:00, 11 February 1991

We must be careful to look exactly at what Sir Leon Brittan said. He said that if airlines are to receive subsidies from their Governments, the details will have to be notified to the Commission. We will consider each case rapidly but will have to ensure that competition is not unduly distorted to the detriment of consumers and of airlines whose Governments do not think that giving subsidies is an appropriate response to current problems. That is satisfactory to the Government.