§ Mr. Shersbyasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the amount of money per head of the population spent on defence for each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what are the comparable figures for the other member countries of the EEC and the USSR.
§ Mr. MulleyInformation on theper capita defence spending of the United Kingdom and the other member countries of the EEC for the years 1971–75 was given to the hon. Member for Brent-ford and Isleworth (Mr. Hayhoe) on 8th July 1976. Reliable estimates of Soviet defence expenditure per capita are not available.