§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the total weekly cost of Concorde in the first three months of 1975, and in 1974, respectively.
§ Mr. Meacher:The average weekly expenditure by the Government on Concorde in the first three months of 1975 was £1.50 million. For the same period in 1974 the equivalent figure was £1.34 million. Allowing for the effects of inflation, this represents a reduction in real terms in 1975 of about 10 per cent. compared with 1974.