Aerospace Projects (Hansard, 30 March 2000)

HC Deb 30 March 2000 vol 347 cc240-1W 241W

§ 37. Mr. Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the five aerospace projects on which his Department has disbursed the most launch aid in the last 20 years, indicating the sums involved in each case. [115699]

§ Mr. Byers:
In the last 20 years, the five largest launch investment commitments which the Government have made are:
To BAE SYSTEMS for the Airbus A3XX in March 2000, £530 million

To British Aerospace for the Airbus A340-500/600 in February 1998, £123 million

To Rolls-Royce for the Trent aero engine in November 1997, £200 million

To British Aerospace for the Airbus A330/340 in December 1988, £447.1 million

To British Aerospace for the Airbus A320 in March 1985, £249.3 million.