Launch Aid

HC Deb 03 November 1993 vol 231 cc234-5W

Mr. Cousins

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish the income and expenditure accounts of the launch aid programme in the last five years itemising the projects which have generated such moneys.

Mr. Sainsbury

The information is as follows:

Outturn
	1988–89	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93
Launch aid payments (£ million)
Airframes A330/340	88.5	122.5	134.0	73.5	28.6
Helicopters EH101	9.9	11.1	7.1	5.2	2.8
TOTAL	98.4	133.6	141.1	78.7	31.4
Launch aid receipts (£ million)
Airframes A320	—	10.0	34.0	55.4	40.9
Other1	1.1	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.2
Aero-engines RB211	20.6	29.9	14.3	25.6	27.9
V2500	—	—	1.6	0.1	2.8
Other2	0.9	2.0	1.4	1.6	2.9
TOTAL	22.6	42.5	51.8	83.0	74.7
1 BAC 1–11, DH Comet, HS Trident.
2 Dart, Spey, Proteus, Avon, Tay, Tyne.