§ Mr. Fortescueasked the Minister of Technology if he will publish a table of the Government's financial contribution to, and recoveries from, civil aircraft and
GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO, AND RECOVERIES FROM, CIVIL AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE DEVELOPMENTS (EXCLUDING CONCORDE PROJECT) SINCE 1959 Type Date of Contract Government Contribution Recoveries to date Aircraft £ million £ million Rotodyne … … … … 1960 2.70 (cancelled) Trident 1 and 1E … … … … 1961 and 1964 7.250 0.505 VC10 and Super VC10 … … … … 1961 and 1963 10.250 0.943 BAC1–11/200/300/400 … … … … 1962 9.750 1.629 BAC1–11/500 … … … … 1967 9.000(a) Islander … … … … 1966 0.190 0.058 Islander (loan) … … … … 1966 and 1967 0.550 0.195(b) Jetstream … … … … 1966 1.255 0.094 Trident 2E … … … … 1968 1.875 — Trident 3B … … … … 1968 15.115 (c) — Herald (proving) … … … … 1961 0.855 (d) (net) 0.068 Argosy (proving) … … … … 1962 0.130 — A300 European Airbus … … … … 1969 1.3 (e) — Aero-engines Spey family … … … … 1962.1967 9.93 (f) 1.800 RB. 178 … … … … 1964 and 1966 1.30 — RB. 203 … … … … 1968 2.18 — RB. 207 … … … … 1968 1.60 (cancelled) RB. 211 … … … … 1969 47.10 (g) — (a) Actual payment to date £8.7m. (b) £100,000 principal repayment; £95,000 interest. (c) Actual payment to date £6.8m. (d) Net sum taking account of re-sale price of aircraft. (e) Actual payment to date £1.027m. (f) Actual payment to date £9.59m. (g) Actual payment to date £27.3m. Notes: The recoveries shown exclude receipts since 1959 from projects launched earlier.