HL Deb 25 February 1997 vol 578 cc86-8WA
Lord Tebbit

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list payments by way of launch aid for civil aerospace projects and sums repaid to the Treasury in respect of each of these projects for each year since 1979.

Baroness Miller of Hendon

Launch aid was allocated during the financial years 1979–80 to 1995–96 towards the design and development of the following civil aerospace projects: Airbus 320; Airbus A330/340; Rolls-Royce RB211–524 and -535 and the company's contribution to the International Aero Engines V2500.GKN Westland Helicopters W-30 and EH Industries EH101; and the Lear 45 executive jet. Details of allocations (A) and repayments (R) are listed below. Repayments are not yet due from the Airbus A330/340 and Learjet 45 agreements, and have not been made in the cases of the W-30 and EH101. All figures shown are in £ millions.

A320 A330/340 RB211–524 RB211–535 V2500 W-30 EH101 LEAR 45
A R A A R A R A R A A A
1979/80 0 0 0 29.5 1.4 45.9 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980/81 0 0 0 34.7 4.6 32.4 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981/82 0 0 0 32.6 3.3 60.3 -0.02 0 0 0 0 0
1982/83 0 0 0 14.9 6.6 38.6 0.2 0 0 10.0 0 0
1983/84 0 0 0 0 3.5 74.6 0.6 0 0 10.7 0 0
1984/85 46.5 0 0 0 3.1 10.0 0.1 10.0 0 17.7 0 0
1985/86 73.0 0 0 0 5.7 0 2.7 22.7 0 0 8.6 0
1986/87 86.0 0 0 0 7.6 0 4.4 27.3 0 0 5.7 0
1987/88 44.5 0 0 0 9.5 0 9.0 0 0 0 8.1 0
1988/89 0 10.7 88.5 0 3.6 0 10.2 0 0 0 9.9 0
1989/90 0 10.0 122.5 0 15.1 0 13.7 0 0 0 10.1 0
1990/91 0 34.0 134.0 0 6.6 0 3.1 0 1.6 0 7.1 0
1991/92 0 55.4 73.5 0 8.8 0 11.2 0 0.08 0 5.1 0
1992/93 0 40.9 28.6 0 7.0 0 13.0 0 2.7 0 2.8 0
1993/94 0 29.4 0 0 4.0 0 11.2 0 1.4 0 0.6 0
1994/95 0 19.2 0 0 1.8 0 16.0 0 1.7 0 2.0 0
1995/96 0 29.3 0 0 1.2 0 10.0 0 2.0 0 0 16.4
1 Refund to Government of launch aid overpayment.