§ Mr. Critchleyasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give the amounts of underspend on his Department's Votes at the end of each financial year from 1964 to 1982.
§ Mr. BlakerThe information requested is as follows:
Year Under/Overspend (£ million) 1964–65 -128 1965–66 -152 1966–67 -72 1967–68 -35 1968–69 -102 1969–70 -122 1970–71 +7 1971–72 +89 1972–73 -4 1973–74 -227 1974–75 -113 1975–76 -49 1976–77 -65 1977–78 -95 1978–79 +74 1979–80 +62 1980–81 +64 1981–82 -5 Note: Up to 1975–76 the figures show a comparison between defence budget Estimates provision and final outturn at the prices prevailing in the autumn preceding each financial year—the price base system used before the introduction of cash limits and subsequently cash planning. From 1976–77 the figures show the variations in cash between outturn and the defence cash limit.