HC Deb 17 April 1969 vol 781 c293W
Mr. Brooks

asked the Minister of Technology what is his latest estimate, including revised contingency expenditure, of the research and development costs of Concorde; what is the total sum so fat expended by Great Britain; and what is his estimate of the likely cancellation charges on the project being abandoned at this stage.

Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu

My right hon. Friend hopes to make a statement shortly regarding the latest estimates of the costs of extramural development. Expenditure on the British side so far totals about £170 million. No precise estimates of the costs of cancellation at this stage are possible.