§ Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many supersonic flights have been made to date over Scotland, Wales and Cornwall, respectively, by Concorde.
§ Mr. David PriceSixteen supersonic flights have made use of all or part of the West Coast Test Route. Fifteen flights have passed over Scotland, thirteen over Wales and eight over Cornwall.
§ Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many complaints have been received to date from Scotland. Wales and Cornwall, respectively, arising from the supersonic testing of Concorde over land.
§ Mr. David PriceFifty-six complaints had been received from Scotland, 97 from Wales and 459 from Cornwall up to 12th July, 1971.
§ Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how many claims have so far been lodged arising from damage allegedly caused by the supersonic testing of Concorde over Scotland, Wales and Cornwall, respectively ;
(2) how many claims have so far been settled in respect of damage attributable to the supersonic testing of Concorde in Scotland, Wales and Cornwall, respectively ;
(3) how many claims have so far been rejected in respect of claimed compensation for damage allegedly attributable to the supersonic testing of Concorde over Scotland, Wales and Cornwall ;
(4) how many claims are currently in dispute in regard to damage allegedly attributable to the supersonic testing of Concorde over Scotland, Wales and Cornwall, respectively;
(5) how many claims for additional damage allegedly attributable to subsequent supersonic testing of Concorde have been received so far from Scotland, Wales and Cornwall, respectively, in cases in which original settlements have been made ;
(6) how many claims have so far been received for consideration of ex-gratia 111W payments in respect of personal distress allegedly attributable to the supersonic testing of Concorde over Scotland, Wales and Cornwall, respectively ; how many such claims have been accepted; and what payments have been made in the respective areas ;
Scotland Wales Cornwall Number of claims received … 106 176 266 Number of claims accepted … 57 31 189 Number of claims rejected … 2 56 10 Number of claims still under consideration … 42 40 42 Number of claims withdrawn or not pursued … 5 49 25 Amount paid in compensation … £1,610 £483 £7,719 In the case of 12 claims in Wales and four in Cornwall, the claimant has disputed the amount offered in settlement, and the claims are being reconsidered by the Claims Commission. These are included in the total above of claims under consideration. There have been no claims for additional damage from people to whom compensation has already been paid. No claims have been received for ex-gratia payment in respect of personal distress.
§ Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is his latest estimate of the final research and development costs of Concorde.
§ Mr. David PriceI would refer my hon. Friend to my right hon. Friend's statement on this subject on 10th May, 1971.