§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Prime Minister what was the cost to public funds of his air travel(a) to the G7 Economic summit and (b) between Denver and New York; and if he will make a statement. [6287]
§ The Prime MinisterThe cost of chartering a British Airways Concorde aircraft to transport me and the accompanying official delegation to Denver and New York amounted to £230,000. British Airways offered Concorde for a lower cost than a Boeing 767 which was the alternative aircraft we would otherwise have chartered. Part of the cost was met by the accompanying press.