I am sorry; I have only a short time left.

I believe that the guiding principles of our civil aviation industry should be fairer competition, less monopoly, greater opportunities for British airlines in foreign markets—including the United States—enabling new services and airlines to come into being, and the long-term consideration of the interests of the consumer. No one will be more delighted than me if my right hon. Friend can assure me that he agrees, and that those are the very principles that will be kept in mind during the current negotiations with the United States. I await his reply with interest, but, as I have said, I accept that he may have to expand on it at a later date.