HL Deb 31 July 1974 vol 353 cc2367-72WA
LORD WIGG

asked Her Majesty's Government:

To publish in the Official Report a statement bringing up to date information about the defence expenditure and estimates published in the

TABLE 1
ACTUAL NET EXPENDITURE
£ million*
1960–61 1961–62 1962–63
1. Pay etc. of Service Personnel 340 335 346
2. Pay etc. of Reserves 20 19 19
3. Pay etc. of Civilians 247 258 271
4.Movements 55 59 58
5. Supplies 135 135 134
6. Production and Research 624 674 716
7.Works, Building and Land 96 100 116
8.Miscellaneous Effective Services 17 20 27
9.Non-Effective Charges 81 84 69
10. Totals before Appropriation-in-Aid of Receipts from United States and Germany 1,615 1,684 1,756
11. Totals after Appropriation-in-Aid of Receipts from United States and Germany 1,603 1,684 1,756
£ million*
1963–64 1964–65 1965–66
1. Pay etc. of Service Personnel 359 394 407
2. Pay etc. of Reserves 20 21 22
3. Pay etc. of Civilians 258 267 281
4. Movements 54 57 60
5. Supplies 130 129 128
6. Production and Research 730 809 888
7. Works, Building and Land 159 127 166
8. Miscellaneous Effective Services 28 21 24
9. Non-Effective Charges 71 73 76
10. Totals before Appropriation-in-Aid of Receipts from United States and Germany 1,809 1,898 2,052
11. Totals after Appropriation-in-Aid of Receipts from United States and Germany 1,809 1,898 2,052
£ million*
1966–67 1967–68 1968–69
1. Pay etc. of Service Personnel 460 455 475
2. Pay etc. of Reserves 22 12 12
3. Pay etc. of Civilians 299 377† 439†
4. Movements 61 60 54
5. Supplies 124 130 155
6. Production and Research 885 857 786
7. Works, Building and Land 177 217 159
8. Miscellaneous Effective Services 24 28 38
9. Non-Effective Charges 86 94 116
10. Totals before Appropriation-in-Aid of Receipts from United States and Germany 2,138 2,230 2,234
11. Totals after Appropriation-in-Aid of Receipts from United States and Germany 2,138 2,230 2.234

House of Commons Official Report on 1st March 1962 in answer to a Written Question by the honourable Member for Dudley.

THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE FOR THE ARMY (LORD BRAYLEY)

Information in the form requested up to 1968–69 is set out in Tables 1 and 2 below. Due to changes in the Vote structure detailed information on the actual net expenditure and on the net Estimates from 1969–70 onwards in the form requested is not available. Details of the net Estimates on the pattern of Annex B to the Statement on the Defence Estimates are however contained in Tables 4–6 and totals of actual net expenditure from 1969–70 onwards are shown in Table 3.

TABLE 2
NET ESTIMATES PUBLISHED IN ANNEX B TO STATEMENTS ON DEFENCE
£ million
1960–61 1961–62 1962–63
1. Pay etc. Service Personnel 333 331 332
2. Pay etc. of Reserves 21 20 20
3. Pay etc. of Civilians 235 246 259
4. Movements 54 56 57
5. Supplies 137 131 137
6. Production and Research 651 659 705
7. Works, Building and Land 102 112 120
8. Miscellaneous Effective Services 18 19 24
9. Non-Effective Charges 79 82 67
10. Totals before Appropriation-in-Aid of Receipts from United States and Germany 1,630 1,656 1,721
11. Totals after Appropriation-in-Aid of Receipts from United States and Germany 1,618 1,656 1,721
£ million
1963–64 1964–65 1965–66
1. Pay etc. Service Personnel 361 392 410
2. Pay etc. of Reserves 20 21 24
3. Pay etc. of Civilians 251 259 275
4. Movements 56 56 57
5. Supplies 124 128 130
6. Production and Research 770 868 940
7. Works, Building and Land 171 181 187
8. Miscellaneous Effective Services 14 20 21
9. Non-Effective Charges 71 73 76
10. Totals before Appropriation-in-Aid of Receipts from United States and Germany 1,838 1,998 2,120
11. Totals after Appropriation-in-Aid of Receipts from United States and Germany 1,838 1,998 2,120
£ million
1966–67 1967–68 1968–69
1. Pay etc. Service Personnel 460 447 449
2. Pay etc. of Reserves 21 15 12
3. Pay etc. of Civilians 289 352† 425"
4. Movements 60 58 53
5. Supplies 130 126 151
6. Production and Research 926 891 852
7. Works, Building and Land 177 191 178
8. Miscellaneous Effective Services 23 30 41
9. Non-Effective Charges 86 95 110
10. Totals before Appropriation-in-Aid of Receipts from United States and Germany 2,172 2,205 2,271
11. Totals after Appropriation-in-Aid of Receipts from United States and Germany 2,172 2,205 2,271
* For accounting reasons it is not possible to sub-divide actual expenditure with complete accuracy into the headings used for Annex B of the annual Statements on Defence. The figures in the table are subject to this qualification.
† Includes pay (£42.5 m.) of directly employed civilians in Naval Dockyards and other Naval production establishments included under item 6 in previous years.
‡ Includes pay of directly employed civilians:
(1) in Naval Dockyards and other Naval production establishments as in 1967–68—£44m.
(2) in ROF's and other production establishments included under item 6 in previous years—£30m.
(3) on works services (non-industrials) included under item 7 in previous years—£24m.

TABLE 3
Actual Net Expenditure
£ million
1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74
Total net expenditure 2,216 2,503 2,828 3,091 3,481*
* Provisional figure.

TABLE 4
Net Estimates published in Annex B to Statements on Defence Estimates
£ million
1969–70 1970–71
1. Pay etc. of Service Personnel … 456 464
2. Pay etc. of Reserves 12 14
3. Pay etc. of Civilians 440* 475†
4. Movements 53 53
5. Supplies 160 187
6. Production and research 822 756
7. Works, building and land 157 169
8. Miscellaneous effective services 45 39
9. Non-effective charges 121 124
10. Totals 2,266 2.280‡
Notes;
* Includes pay of directly employed civilians totalling £81.71m. in Naval dockyards, ROFs and other production establishments and £42.99m. in R&D Establishments.
† Includes pay of directly employed civilians totalling £87.87m. in Naval dockyards, ROFs and other production establishments and £46.29m. in R&D Establishments.
‡ Difference between total (10) and sum of items (1 to 9) is due to rounding.
TABLE 5
Net Estimates published in Annex B to the Statement on Defence Estimates
£ million
1971–72*
1. Pay etc. of Service personnel 690
2. Pay etc. of Reserves … 17
3. Pay etc. of Civilians 523
4. Administrative Services, stores and supplies 416
5. Defence equipment and related stores 763
6. Retired pay, pensions etc 132
7. Total 2,545†‡
* The form of the Table is different in some respects to that of previous years in order to conform more closely to the reorganised Defence Vote structure.
†Includes estimated expenditure of £4.9m. by the AEA on defence research.
‡ Difference between total (7) and sum of items (1 to 6) is due to rounding.
TABLE 6
Net Estimates published in Statements on Defence Estimates* in 1972–73 and 1973–74 and Supply Estimates 1974–75
£ million
1972–73 1973–74 1974–75
1. Pay etc. of Service personnel 748 829 885
2. Retired pay, pensions etc 147 174 185
3. Pay etc. of civilian staff 523 584 654
4. Sea systems 230 290 315†
5. Land systems 133 172 280†
6. Air systems 330 440 622†
7. Guided Weapons and electronic systems 186 237
8. Other 85 108 125
9. Works buildings and land 177 201 213
10. Miscellaneous stores and services 295 330 388
11. Totals 2,854 3,365 3,667‡
* The form of this table is in line with the Annex in the Statements on Defence Estimates published since 1972–73 which divides the Estimates into principal headings i.e., Personnel, Equipment and Other costs.
†Includes expenditure previously shown under "7. Guided weapons and electronic systems.
‡ Total reduced by £55m. on 26th March after printing of Supply Estimates.