§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total spent on defence equipment as a percentage of the total defence budget for each year since 1976.
§ Mr. Ian StewartExpenditure on defence equipment represented the following percentages of the total defence budget:
per cent. 1976–77 34.7 1977–78 37.8 1978–79 40.0 1979–80 39.7 1980–81 43.7 1981–82 44.7 1982–83 46.4 Figures for 1976–77 to 1981–82 relate to outturn, figures for 1982–83 relate to the original Estimates.
§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the expenditure on equipment for (a) sea systems, (b) land systems, (c) air systems and (d) other equipment for each year since 1974.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe information requested is as follows:
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Expenditure on Defence Equipment £ million at Outturn Prices Total Sea Land Air Other 1974–75 1,302 315 249 595 143 1975–76 1,792 440 413 752 187 1976–77 2,138 590 486 844 218 1977–78 2,565 672 612 1,010 271 1978–79 2,984 878 601 1,214 291 1979–80 3,640 1,110 740 1,427 363
Total Sea Land Air Other 1980–81 4,885 1,513 904 2,059 410 1981–82 5,638 1,624 1,101 2,458 456 *1982–83 6,545 1,913 1,285 2,795 551 * Original Estimates at Estimates prices.