HC Deb 09 July 1980 vol 988 cc220-1W
Mr. Bruce-Gardyne

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the aggregate cost to public funds of moneys committed to date to the production of the Lear Fan 2100; what were the respective shares of Her Majesty's Government and LearAvia in the initial investment in the project, and their respective proportions of the equity, and why; what is his latest estimate of the final cost of their venture, and the proportion to be borne by public funds; and what is the number currently employed upon it at Aldergrove, the numbers to be employed at peak production, and the date at which that phase is expected to be reached.

Mr. Giles Shaw

I shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.