§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been spent on defence in each of the years from 1964 to 1977, respectively; and what is his latest assessment of likely expenditure in 1977–78.
§ Mr. MulleyDefence Budget Estimates for 1977–78 totalled £6,328.9 million, as shown in Cmnd. 6735. The information for 1964–65 to 1976–77 is as follows:
Actual Net Expenditure on Defence (£ million) 1964–65 … … 1,898 1965–66 … … 2,052 1966–67 … … 2,138 1967–68 … … 2,230 1968–69 … … 2,234 1969–70 … … 2,216 1970–71 … … 2,503 1971–72 … … 2,828 1972–73 … … 3,091 1973–74 … … 3,481 1974–75 … … 4,164 1975–76 … … 5,346 1976–77 … … 6,148 (provisional)