Examination of Witnesses (Questions 380
- 384)
WEDNESDAY 8 DECEMBER 1999
RT HON
LORD MACDONALD,
MR CHRIS
MULLIN, MR
IAN MCBRAYNE
AND MR
DAVID MCMILLAN
380. He has been saying something of the kind
for some time, I think.
(Lord Macdonald of Tradeston) He is the senior chap
in EUROCONTROL. From what we have heard from people in the business
today, it seems this will be an accelerating trend. I am sure,
again from what I have seen of NATS projections going forward,
they anticipate business on a whole number of levels, different
services being sold across the world.
381. So you have an example that you can offer
the Committee, and presumably Herr Wolfgang Philippe also has
one?
(Lord Macdonald of Tradeston) I could not offer you
examples—
382. France? Spain?
(Lord Macdonald of Tradeston)— since they might
well be commercially confidential. I do know, however, that there
have been discussions held with NATS management about work which
they might have taken on which they feel inhibited about progressing
under the present arrangement.
383. Yes, we heard about Fiji.
(Mr Mullin) Not Fiji.
384. Gentlemen, I think you have been very helpful.
We will have other questions to ask you in due course. I think
we may well bring you back at the end of our evidence, but it
would be helpful if we could have the extra information which
we have asked you for this afternoon.
(Lord Macdonald of Tradeston) Indeed. Thank you, madam
Chairman.
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