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Westland Plc

Volume 113: debated on Friday 3 April 1987

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asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the total expenditure by all Government Departments on Westland in each of the last five years.

[pursuant to his reply, 18 March 1987, c. 525]: Government expenditure on Westland in the financial years 1981–82 to 1985–86 (the last full years for which figures are available) was as follows:

DTI£'000
1981–82181
1982–8310,100
1983–8410,813
1984–8517,847
1985–868,667

MOD: In each of the above years the company was paid over £150 million (at the price levels for the relevant years) by the Ministry of Defence.