§ 66. Mr. Mikardoasked the Minister of Aviation what was the total value of all payments made during the last complete financial year by the Government 197W to each manufacturer of airframes and/ or aero-engines in respect of goods delivered or to be delivered, and in all other connections, respectively; and what was the total value of payments he received, in the same period, from each of these firms by way of royalties or otherwise.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsPayments by the Ministry of Aviation in the financial year 1963–64 airframe and aero-engine manufacturers were:
£m Hawker Siddeley Group … 88.13 British Aircraft Corporation … 65.93 Westland Aircraft Ltd … 18.88 Handley Page Ltd … 10.92 Short Bros and Harland Ltd. … 7.50 Scottish Aviation Ltd. … .25 Beagle Group … .18 Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd. … 58.43 Rolls Royce Ltd … 31.44 Napier Aero Engines Ltd … 3.02 Alvis Ltd … 1.04 These payments were in respect of all goods and services including guided weapons.
Payments received in the same period were:
£m Hawker Siddeley Group … .885 British Aircraft Corporation … 1.054 Westland Aircraft Ltd … .174 Short Bros. and Harland Ltd. … .011 Handley Page Ltd … .106 Beagle Group … .003 Scottish Aviation … .005 Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd. … 1.332 Rolls Royce Ltd … 1.878 Napier Aero Engines Ltd. … .358 Alvis Ltd … .007 These receipts were in respect of rent of Crown assets, commercial sales of products developed under research and development contracts and other charges.