§ Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total amount spent in 1979 on the Territorial Army Reserves; and if he will give details of the expenditure.
§ Mr. HayhoeIt is not possible to give figures for the actual outturn of expenditure on the TA in 1979–80 as the Defence Vote system monitors expenditure on a commodity rather than a functional basis. The best available assessment of expenditure on the TA in 1979–80 is £105.5 million. This can be broken down as follows:
£m Equipment 18.4 Works Services 11.6 Personnel 62.4 Other 13.1 105.5