§ Mr. Pattieasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list the amount of Government financial assistance given to British aerospace companies since 31st March 1974.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldGross expenditure by my Department in the period 1st April 1974 to 31st March 1976 was as follows:
£'000 Aircraft and Aero-engine General R & D Programme 16,881 Concorde Aircraft 194,513 RB211 Engine 42,631 Other Aircraft and Aero-engine Projects and Assistance 124,497 National Space Technology Programme 2,654 381,176 This figure does not include a further £29 million spent on work carried out in Government establishments, universities, and so on, for the benefit of the aerospace industry.
§ Mr. Pattieasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list the total amount of Government aid given to (a) Concorde, (b) the Olympus engine and (c) the RB211 engine at current prices.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldTotal net expenditure at prevailing prices in the period up to 31st March 1976 was as follows:
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£'000 Concorde … … … 465,145 Olympus Engine … … … 224,505 RB211 Engine … … … 224,534
§ Mr. Pattieasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list the amount of Government launching aid for each civil aircraft project since 1945 together with the sums received by Her Majesty's Government by way of royalties on sales expressed at current prices.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe information is as follows:
GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO AND RECEIPTS FROM THE LAUNCHING OF CIVIL AIRCRAFT PROJECTS SINCE 1945 UP TO 31ST MARCH 1976 £ million Type Contributions current prices Receipts current prices Aircraft— Shotland … … 2.25 N.A. Sandringham … … Solent … … Tudor … … Air Horse … … Apollo … … 1.25 Nil Hermes … … 1.30 N.A. Comet 1–4 … … 10.25 4.11 Ambassador … … 1.85 0.15 Princess … … 9.10 Nil Viscount … … 1.80 3.00 V-1000 … … 2.35 Nil Twin Pioneer … … 0.05 0.05 Britannia … … 6.40 5.10 Rotodyne … … 3.05 Nil Argosy … … 0.10 Nil Herald … … 1.10 0.05 VC-10 … … 10.25 1.07 Trident … … 26.10 1.01 BAC 1–11 … … 19.05 3.53 Islander … … 0.05 0.06 Jetstream … … 1.20 0.10 Airbus … … 1.15 Nil HS 146 … … 7.11 Nil Concorde … … 278.90 0.30 391.11 18.53
GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO AND RECEIPTS FROM PRODUCTION COSTS TO 31ST MARCH 1976 £ million Contributions current prices Receipts current prices Concorde … … 184.80 57.30