§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the average compensation per claim paid to those living in Pembrokeshire arising from Concorde supersonic flights; and what are the comparable figures for other counties over which the flights have taken place.
§ Mr. Michael HeseltineFollowing the first 20 flights down the West Coast route, 683 claims have been received of which 418 have, after investigation, been accepted. The average payment per claim in each county is as follows:
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County Average payment claim accepted Pembrokeshire … … 17.83 Anglesey … … 0 Argyll … … 439.80 Arran and Bute … … 27.00 Ayrshire … … 63.36 Caernarvonshire … … 9.87 Cardiganshire … … 70.84 Carmarthenshire … … 0 Cornwall … … 54.27 Devonshire … … 0 Dunbarton … … 25.25 Inverness … … 20.38 Isle of Man … … 29.28 Northern Ireland … … 26.39 Perth … … 0 Renfrewshire … … 13.86 Ross … … 18.93 Sutherland … … 30.00 Wigtownshire … … 66.29
§ Mr. Sheldonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he has yet completed his review of the development cost of Concorde; and if not, when he expects to do so.
§ Mr. Michael HeseltineI shall be meeting my French colleague later this month and hope to make an announcement shortly thereafter.