§ Mr. Albuasked the Minister of Technology on what date the development of the T.S.R.2 was commenced; what was the original estimate of its cost; and what was the amount of money expended at its cancellation.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuA contract for a design study was placed in June, 1959, and the contract for full development was placed in October, 1960. At this time, the estimate of the development costs was £90 million. On cancellation of the project on 6th April, 1965, £125 million had been paid and since then a further sum of approximate £53 million has been paid in cancellation costs making a total of £178 million.