HC Deb 24 April 1987 vol 114 cc709-12W
Mr. Murphy

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he has received any recent representations from employees or management at British Aerospace in Hatfield relating to future development projects proposed by Airbus Industrie; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Pattie

The Government have received representations from British Aerospace senior management, and from British Aerospace employees and union representatives at a number of sites, including Hatfield, about the company's application for launch aid in. respect of the Airbus A330 and A340 projects. Discussions with the company are continuing, and the Government aim to reach a decision as soon as possible.

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list those United Kingdom companies which have been awarded contracts as part of current airbus programmes; and if he will state in each case the value and general nature of the contract concerned.

Mr. Pattie

On the information currently available to the Department, 98 United Kingdom companies, in the following list, have been awarded contracts as part of current programmes. These contracts relate to the supply of materials, components and parts for airframes and aeroengines, avionics and equipment. In addition, United Kingdom companies are involved in the supply of furnishings and fittings to airlines purchasing Airbus aircraft. It is not possible to give the values of these contracts, as orders are placed in batches and the total values cannot be determined until the production programme, and in some cases, spares demand, has ended.

Airbus—United Kingdom suppliers

  • British Aerospace
  • Dowty Rotol
contracts, as orders are placed in batches and the total values cannot be determined until the production programme, and in some cases, spares demand, has ended.

Airbus—United Kingdom suppliers

  • British Aerospace
  • Dowty Rotol
  • Dowty Electrics
  • Flight Refuelling
  • Fliteline
  • HTE
  • ICORE
  • Intertechnique
  • Lucas
  • Rolls-Royce
  • Aircraft Porous Media
  • Marconi
  • Marston Palmer
  • Plessey
  • Singer Link Miles
  • Redifusion Simulation
  • Smiths
  • Bridport Aviation
  • Fireproof Tanks UK
  • Pall
  • Avimo
  • Thermal Control
  • Rosemount
  • Vickers Systems
  • Triplex
  • Short Bros
  • A. & E. Engineering Ltd.
  • Ampep
  • Aviation Tool Corporation
  • Cleveland Guest Engineering
  • Gretone Ltd.
  • Hychrome
  • Hyde Components
  • Kilgour Engineering Ltd.
  • Luneside Engineering Ltd.
  • Manx Engineering
  • MIC
  • Middleton Sheet Metal
  • Moores (Wallisdown) Ltd.
  • Robert Stuarts
  • Sculpture Machining Ltd.
  • Stopchoc
  • Sycamore Developments
  • Trefyn Engineering Co.
  • Weston Electronic Units Ltd.
  • Abbey Panel Ltd.
  • AEM
  • AIM
  • Aircraft Engineering Components Ltd.
  • Algram Engineering Co. Ltd.
  • Blenkins Precision Engineering
  • Cleveland Guest
  • Dunlop
  • GEC/Osram
  • H. & E. Ltd.
  • Holland Granfield Ltd.
  • Hugates
  • Impact Finishers
  • Laser Profiles Ltd.
  • NEMO Heat Treatments
  • Peate Grange
  • Plastic Coating
  • R. B. Precision Engineering Co.
  • Southborne Sheet Metal Co. Ltd.
  • C. F. Taylor (Metal Workers) Ltd.
  • Thorn EMI
  • Union Carbide (Swindon)
  • United Moulders
  • W. E. S. Ltd.
  • Wessex Metal Spinning Co.
  • British Alcan
  • IMI
  • HDA
  • LMF
  • Cameron Iron Works
  • 712
  • IPC
  • Stone Founderies
  • P. I. Castings
  • Kent Aerospace
  • British Composite Materials
  • CIBA/CEIGY
  • MMM
  • BICC
  • Berger
  • Hi Shear Europe
  • Lunead
  • T. J. Brooks
  • Kaynam
  • RHP
  • Rose Bearings
  • Soumian
  • Hellermann Deutsch
  • ICI
  • Bestobell
  • Androx
  • Fine Tubes
  • Fothergill & Harvey
  • Maycast-Precision
  • Metal Improvement Co.

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether his Department has considered any estimate for the number of jobs which will be created by the airbus project in each of the next 10 years and; if he will make a statement.

Mr. Pattie

Estimates currently available to the Department indicate that the numbers of jobs which could be directly generated in the United Kingdom by the Airbus A330/A340 programme in each of the next ten years are as follows:

Number
1987 750
1988 1,350
1989 2,600
1990 1,550
1991 550
1992 1,200
1993 1,000
1994 1,000
1995
1996
10,000

These estimates relate to jobs which would be either maintained or created within British Aerospace and companies supplying equipment and materials to the Airbus A330/A340 programme. British Aerospace have further estimated that, taking account of jobs which would be maintained or created within the wider community, the total number of A330/A340 related jobs could amount to 20,000.

The significance of the potential employment benefits to the United Kingdom of participation in the Airbus A330/A340 programme is fully recognised by the Government.