HC Deb 11 May 1960 vol 623 cc67-8W
54. Mr. Hale

asked the Minister of Aviation what is the amount of provisional expenditure incorporated in the Defence Estimates for the current year in respect of Blue Streak.

Value of U.K. Trade ‡
Year U. K. Production West Germany France Italy
U. K. Imports U. K. Exports U. K. Imports U. K. Exports U. K. Imports U. K. Exports
£ £ £ £ £ £
PLASTIC MATERIALS
(Thousand tons)
1955 316 2,334,290 304,809 259,044 866,284 381,424 796,465
1956 336 2,416,099 348,586 261,988 1,629,508 252,995 1,194,847
1957 391 3,250,469 723,407 477,218 2,088,502 406,905 959,673
1958 416 4,171,044 1,340,664 539,016 1,964,617 664,413 1,089,386
1959 501 5,350,975 1,308,975 664,878 1,851,611 563,133 1,471,553
†MAN-MADE FIBRES
(Million lb.)
1955 473 250,590 36,404 15,762 27,843 1,318 41,720
1956 483 141,677 77,390 18,951 118,046 138 43,088
1957 496 92,889 122,412 17,698 22,748 8,693 83,963
1958 422 110,341 180,744 35,586 16,822 14,117 75,679
1959 515 71,003 130,506 43,874 31,135 1,886 116,313
SYNTHETIC RUBBER
(Tons)
1955 Nil 31,575 52 10,222 611
1956 Nil 42,850 26 197 10,074 398
1957 750 3,426 1,194 34 10,097 160
1958 11,300 5,849 27,652 11 10,399 187 16,785
1959 56,990 16,138 81,351 50,135 252,043 53,894 63,229
Production figures are not available. The figures given are sales by U.K. manufacturers.
†Separate figures are not available for " synthetic " fibres. The figures given are in respect of all man-made fibres.
‡The figures relate only to the materials as listed and do not include any allowance for the content in finished and semi-finished products.

Mr. Sandys

It is not possible to separate this expenditure with precision, since development facilities required for Blue Streak are required also for other projects. Depending upon how you make the calculation, the figure lies somewhere between £35 million and £42 million.