asked the Secretary of State for Industry what research into the effects on the atmosphere of supersonic flights he has instituted; whether he will publish any results obtained so far; and if he will make a statement.
In 1972 a three-year programme of investigations of the stratosphere was initiated with the financial support of my Department to assess the impact of stratospheric flight on the composition of the stratosphere and on the climate on the ground. The work was carried out by the Meteorological Office and investigations were co-ordinated by a specially instituted committee known as the Committee on Meteorological Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft (COMESA). The Committee has recently completed its work and its final report will be published shortly.
| 1974 DISBURSEMENTS TO INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT | |||||||
| United Kingdom | All Development Committee Assistance Donors | ||||||
| GNP Per Capita | Bilateral ODA* Net | Bilateral ODA* Per Capita | Bilateral ODA* Net | Bilateral ODA* Per Capita | |||
| £ | £ million | £ | £ million | £ | |||
| India | … | … | 50 | 60·58 | 0·11 | 257·33 | 0·45 |
| Sri Lanka | … | … | 50 | 0·89 | 0·07 | 24·86 | 1·88 |
| Pakistan | … | … | 60 | 3·53 | 0·05 | 113·34 | 1·70 |
| Bangladesh | … | … | 30 | 6·44 | 0·09 | 146·80 | 2·05 |
| * Official Development Assistance. | |||||||