Nuclear Weapons (Hansard, 6 February 1989)

HC Deb 06 February 1989 vol 146 cc513-4W 513W

Dr. Thomas
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of the annual defence budget has been allocated to nuclear weapons design, production, maintenance and deployment in each year since 1979.

§ Mr. Archie Hamilton
Estimated spending on strategic nuclear forces is shown in table 2.3 of volume 2 of the 1988 statement on the Defence Estimates (Cm 344-II). Since 1979, this spending has represented the following proportions of the defence budget:
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Per cent.

1979–80 1.5

1980–81 1.5

1981–82 2.2

1982–83 2.3

1983–84 2.4

1984–85 2.3

1985–86 2.8

1986–87 3.6

1987–88 4.7

1988–89 ¹5.6

¹Provisional estimate.

	Per cent.
1979–80	1.5
1980–81	1.5
1981–82	2.2
1982–83	2.3
1983–84	2.4
1984–85	2.3
1985–86	2.8
1986–87	3.6
1987–88	4.7
1988–89	¹5.6
¹Provisional estimate.