§ 16. Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Defence what effect recent changes in defence expenditure will have on employment of both military and civilian personnel at HMS "Raleigh" and HMS "Fisgard", Torpoint.
§ Mr. DuffyI have nothing to add to what my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence told the House on 12th January.—[Vol. 923, c. 1455.]
§ 29. Mr. Goodhartasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a further statement about defence cuts.
§ Mr. MulleyI have nothing to add to what I told the House during the debate on 12th January.
§ 30. Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of gross domestic product is spent on defence by the United Kingdom; and what estimate he has of the percentage spent by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
§ Mr. MulleyIt is estimated that, on the NATO definition of defence expenditure, the United Kingdom devoted about 5.1 per cent. of GDP to defence in 1976. For an estimate of a comparable figure for the USSR I refer the hon. Lady to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Macclesfield (Mr. Winterton) on 18th January.