HC Deb 23 February 1970 vol 796 c221W
70. Mr. Lubbock

asked the Minister of Technology what is the cost to date and the cost in 1969–70 of research undertaken by or sponsored by his Department into vertical take-off and landing aircraft and their market.

Mr. Carmichael

The cost to date for civil and military research and development exceeds £110 million; the estimate for 1969–70 is £10 million. Civil market research has cost £50,000 to date; the estimate for 1969–70 is £50,000.