§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether, for each 26W year since 1962, he will express the cost to the Exchequer of research and development on Concorde, as a percentage of total expenditure on British military and civil aviation.
§ Mr. CorfieldThe figures requested are as follows:—
1962/63 1963/64 1964/65 0.02% 0.08% 1.2% 1965/66 1966/67 1967/68 3.3% 5.3% 6.6% 1968/69 1969/70 1970/71 8.0% 8.3% 10.1%
§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the sound-measurement of over-sea sonic boom of production Concorde at 60,000 feet.
§ Mr. CorfieldOn representative commercial flights over-sea, the pressure level beneath Concorde's flight path will be about 2 lb./sq. ft.