§ 89. Mr. Emrys Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give details of new reductions in expenditure he is proposing as a result of the financial crisis.
§ 90. Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to announce the details of the reduction of £100 million proposed in defence expenditure.
§ Mr. HealeyI have at present nothing to add to the statement made yesterday by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister. Details will be reflected in the 1968–69 Estimates.—[Vol. 754, c. 1340–1.]
§ 91. Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Defence what total net defence expenditure in 1968–69 was intended before the recent decision to reduce it by £100 million.
§ Mr. HealeyThe Government's intentions were set out in paragraph 2 of Chapter V of the Supplementary Statement on Defence Policy, 1967 (Cmnd. 3357).