§ Mr. Adleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the total input of public funds, including written-off long-and short-term indebtedness, for the last 10 years, in the following industries: coal, steel, railways, the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, and the civil aerospace manufacturing industry, respectively.
§ Mr. HigginsThe information is as follows:
Grants £ million Write-offs £ million National Coal Board 100 415 British Steel Corporation 350* British Railways Board 1,188 1.749 BOAC 176 BEA 25 * £200 million public dividend capital of the British Steel Corporation has been written off; a further write-off of £150 million of long-term loans has been authorised but thas not yet taken place. Payments of £599 million were made to assist the civil aerospace manufacturing industry in the years 1962–63 to 1971–72.
My hon. Friend the Minister for Aerospace gave details of these payments on 17th May.—[Vol. 837, c. 127–8.]
The above figures exclude the provision of loan capital.