§ Mr. Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the case, respectively, of Concorde and Maplin, what has been, and what it is estimated will be, the annual public expenditure cost of each
£ millions (at current prices) 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1.0 2.1 4.7 6.9 21.0 38.0 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 48.4 63.5 61.9 72.8 78.6 78.3 Figures for the years 1973–74 to 1977–78 will be published in the next public expenditure White Paper, but estimates for later years are not available. Revised forecasts of Maplin expenditure up to the airport's opening in 1982 are in the course of preparation as part of the overall survey of the project now being undertaken in response to the requirements of Section 2(9) of the Maplin Development Act, 1973. These forecasts will be included in the report to be presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State in Spring, 1974.