HC Deb 18 December 1967 vol 756 c309W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Minister of Technology if he will break down the £580 million spent by his Department last year in England and the £6 million it spent in Wales during the same period to indicate the distribution of the expenditure.

Mr. Benn:

The expenditure by my Department in 1966–67 in England and Wales was distributed approximately as follows:

England £ million Wales £ million
(1) Supply of aircraft and other equipment, mainly for the Service Departments 269 3
(2) Other Aerospace expenditure 236 3
(3) Payments to the U.K. A.E.A. and others for reserve capacity, special materials and service 54 0
(4) Expenditure on Industrial Service 21 0
Total 580 6