asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry why British European Airways have been permitted by him to buy second-hand Boeing aircraft for its Airtours subsidiary, thus departing from its normal policy of buying British aircraft; and what the cost of this purchase will be to the balance of payments.

We have agreed that B.E.A. Airtours may buy second-hand Boeing 707–123Bs because it regards these aircraft as meeting its needs best. The

Factory	Site Selected	Start of Building
Doncaster	Shaw Lane, Doncaster	In all cases this will depend on when entrance to the land is secured, but it is hoped work on all 4 will start in the Spring of 1971.
Hemsworth	Langthwaite Grange Industrial Estate, South Kirkby
Barnsley	Carlton Road, Barnsley
Mexborough (Dearne Valley area)	Denaby Lane, Conisbrough

The employment that will be provided will depend on the nature of the production undertaken in the factories. This cannot be foreseen at this stage.