§ Mr. Hugh Jenkinsasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether, as all 16 airlines holding options for Concorde other than British Airways and Air France cancelled them, he will report on the reasons for these cancellations, and especially whether there were any common factors which brought about 100 per cent cancelcellation by the option-holders.
§ Mr. Les Huckfieldof the 16 airlines holding options on Concorde only eight formally withdrew. The main reasons given were the aircraft's performance and noise levels. Additionally a number of the airlines concerned were faced with severe financial difficulties.