HC Deb 25 April 1975 vol 890 cc396-7W
Mr. Pattie

asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will list the aircraft and weapons systems projects which have been cancelled in each year since 1964 up to the present date, together with the cost at the time of cancellation of each project including research and development.

Mr. John

The major defence projects cancelled since 1964 and the expenditure incurred on them including any cancellation charges are set out below:

Project Total Project Expenditure £ million
1964
Infantry medium range anti-tank missile 0.23
1965
HS 681 aircraft 4.00
P 1154 aircraft 21.00
TSR 2 aircraft 178.00
Lightning III auto-attack system 1.40
1966
High-powered boiler for new aircraft carrier 0.06
Catapult for new aircraft carrier 0.26
P 35 aerial vehicle (hovercraft type) 0.28
1967
Armoured Mine Recovery vehicle 0.165
AFVG aircraft 2.50
Chinook helicopter 0.35
1968
Optical linescan for Buccaneer Mk 11 1.35
Army Medium Hovercraft 0.08
F 111K aircraft 13.50
1969
Anglo-Dutch 3-D radar 1.72
1970
Taildog short range air-to-air missile 0.70
Land Based AEW system (FMICW radar) 2.95
C 5 aircrft Nil
1971
Mark 31 Torpedo 5.25
1974
QC 434 short range air-to-air missile 6.35
1975
Amphibious Ships Nil
RS 80 4.80
Vixen 0.70
Argosy conversion Not yet available
Medium Lift Helicopter Nil

The list does not include projects affected by reductions in numbers.