§ Mr. Robin F. Cookasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report a table updating his answer to the hon. Member for Edinburgh, Central on 5th May 1977 at the most recent convenient price levels.
§ Dr. GilbertThe estimated total income from exports of arms by the United Kingdom in each year from 1963–64 to 1977–78, adjusted to September 1977 price levels, is as follows:
£m 1963–64 480 1964–65 485 1965–66 500 1966–67 572 1967–68 599 1968–69 717 1969–70 744 1970–71 717 1971–72 671 1972–73 664 1973–74 1,013 1974–75 933 1975–76 792 1976–77 706 1977–78 800 (provisional) The above figures are based on the export unit value index contained in the 194W Government's Statistical Service Monthly Digest of Statistics.
§ Mr. Robin F. Cookasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the annual receipts from the levy on defence sales from 1963–64 in constant prices.
§ Dr. GilbertThe estimated annual receipts for the levy on defence sales since 1971–72, updated to September 1977 price levels, are:
£m 1971–72 9.1 1972–73 9.3 1973–74 8.5 1974–75 11.9 1975–76 22.4 1976–77 26.5 1977–78 22.0 Figures for years prior to 1971–72 are not available. The figures given for the years earlier than 1975–76 are incomplete and I will provide, as soon as possible, such additional information as can be obtained.