HC Deb 05 December 1972 vol 847 cc404-5W
Mr. Millan

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the total expenditure to date on Concorde; and how many workers are now employed on the project in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Onslow

Total development expenditure to date on Concorde amounts to £695 million. On production £41 million has been spent so far in the United Kingdom and a similar amount in France. About 24,000 workers are at present employed on the project in the United Kingdom.