§ 43. Mr. Warrenasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish a detailed breakdown of expenditure to date on the Concorde project in Great Britain, in France and in other countries.
§ Mr. Michael HeseltineExpenditure on development up to 30th April, 1972, in the United Kingdom has been £335 million and in France £305 million. Of this amount, £27 million has been in third countries. On production £27 million has been spent so far in the United Kingdom, and a similar amount in France. Some £2 million of this production expenditure is estimated to have been spent in third countries.
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51. Mr. Mlillanasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much will be included in the price of each Concorde aircraft as a contribution to research and development costs.
§ Mr. Michael HeseltineAn element for this purpose will be included, but it would not be in the best commercial interests of the project to give further details of the pricing formula.