§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was his Department's total procurement expenditure in each year since 1979; and how much was spent in the following regions in England: (a) West Yorkshire and Humberside, (b) the east midlands, (c) the west midlands, (d) East Anglia, (e) the south-west, (f) the south-east and (g) the north-west and in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe Ministry's equipment procurement expenditure in each financial year since 1979–80 is as follows:
£ million 1979–80 4,017 1980–81 5,324 1981–82 6,121 1982–83 6,815 1983–84 7,504 1984–85 8,573 1985–86 8,979 Estimates of equipment expenditure by region are only available from 1983–84. Figures, to the nearest £0.1 billion, for the areas specified are as follows: 491W
£ billion 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 Yorkshire and Humberside1 0.1 0.2 0.2 East Midlands 0.3 0.3 0.3 West Midlands 0.2 0.3 0.3 East Anglia 0.2 0.2 0.2 South West 0.9 0.8 0.9 North West 1.0 1.1 1.0 Scotland 0.4 0.4 0.4 Wales 0.1 0.1 0.2 Northern Ireland 0.1 — 0.1 —less than £50 million. 1 Figures for West Yorkshire and Humberside are not available.