§ 29. Mr. Dalyellasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what was the total expenditure by his Department for any convenient period during 1967–68 at Aldabra Atoll, in the Indian Ocean.
§ Mr. MellishExpenditure at Aldabra was negligibile, but the total cost to my Ministry of the 1967 survey and of planning in connection with the project was about £10,000.
§ Mr. DalyellFrom his experience, have my right hon. Friend and the Department learned anything about the difficulties of forward estimating techniques, and what conclusions have been drawn?
§ Mr. MellishOne thing we have learned is not to try to build bases in places like Aldabra.