§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total current account defence expenditure and the total capital account defence expenditure, respectively, in the years 1964 to 1969.
§ Mr. HealeyFigures are readily available only by financial years as follows:
DEFENCE BUDGET EXPENDITURE (£ million) Current Capital 1964–65 … … 1,916 25 1965–66 … … 2,027 31 1966–67 … … 2,118 23 1967–68 … … 2,196 40 1968–69* … … 2,211 41 1969–70† … … 2,235 31 * Provisional out-turn † Original estimate. I would draw the attention of the hon. Member to "National Accounts Statistics: Sources and Methods" (1968), at pages 362 and 363 of which is a statement of the principles followed in classifying defence expenditure as fixed capital formation.