§ Mr. Michieasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the cost to Britain of contributions to NATO's civil budget in each year since 1979; and whether he will provide the figures in the 1986 defence Estimates.
§ Mr. LuceThe total contributions by the United Kingdom to the NATO civil budget since 1979 are as follows:270W
£ million 1979–80 5.810 1980–81 6.140 1981–82 6.476 1982–83 5.975 1983–84 7.306 1984–85 7.922 The total annual United Kingdom contribution is not published in the Defence Estimates. Contributions to the NATO civil budget by individual Government Departments are published already in the relevant Departments' annual estimates.