§ 34. Mr. AlexanderTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what total financial resources the Government have allocated to conventional defence since 1979.
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§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe information requested is as follows:
£ million Year Total expenditure (a) (1) of which nuclear strategic force (b) (2) 1979–80 9,177 126 1980–81 11,181 165 1981–82 12,607 269 1982–83 14,412 327 1983–84 15,486 382 1984–85 17,122 384 1985–86 17,936 509 1986–87 18,163 658 1987–88 18,849 882 Total 134,933 3,702 Total column (1) minus column (2): £131,231 million.
(a) Reflects the actual expenditure as recorded in the Appropriation Account without adjustment for definitional changes over the period.
(b) Reflects estimated costs.