§ Mr. Merlyn Reesasked the Minister of Aviation Supply if he will give the total launching aid made to aerospace firms in each of the financial years since 1960.
§ Mr. David PriceThe information is set out in the table below. It does not include expenditure on Concorde, or on the A.300 project study costs.
Government launching aid for civil aircraft and engines £ million 1960–61 … … … 6.05 1961–62 … … … 7.25 1962–63 … … … 9.86 1963–64 … … … 8.43 1964–65 … … … 6.07 1965–66 … … … 3.01 1966–67 … … … 2.30 1967–68 … … … 12.10 1968–69 … … … 18.96 1969–70 … … … 33.70