§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out in the Official Report, in tabular form, the cost to the civil aviation industry of meteorological services for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. LeeCharges raised by the Meteorological Office against airlines and other civil aviation companies for services supplied directly to them in the financial years shown:
£ 1981–82 6,500 1982–83 — 1983–84 2,280 1984–85 3,763 1985–86* 16,350 * To date. Charges raised by the Meteorological Office against the Civil Aviation Authority for services requested for national and International Civil Aviation Organisation purposes in the financial years shown.
£ 1981–82 12,663,268 1982–83 13,144,275 1983–84 14,263,668 1984–85 15,426,487 1985–86* 14,814,661 * To date.
§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for Defence what charges for meteorological services have been made in each of the last five years for the British shipping industry.
§ Mr. LeeCharges raised against the United Kingdom off shore oil industry, which includes some services to shipping used by that industry came to:
Financial year £ 1981–82 998,000 1982–83 1,077,000 1983–84 1,314,000 1984–85 1,203,000 1985–86* 1,300,000 * To date. The element included in the above for shipping is not separately identifiable. However, charges raised by the Meteorological Office for services to the British shipping industry came to:
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Financial year £ 1981–82 36,600 1982–83 10,100 1983–84 18,000 1984–85 32,000 1985–86* 63,200 * To date.
§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the estimated cost to the civil aviation industry for meteorological services in the year 1986–87.
§ Mr. LeeCharges raised by the Meteorological Office for services supplied directly to airlines and other civil aviation companies is estimated to be in the region of £20,000. The estimated cost of services to be supplied to the Civil Aviation Authority to meet its national and international requirements is £15,000,000.