HC Deb 16 July 1993 vol 228 c719W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether information on the average annual running costs of service units has contributed to the information given in Cm. 2270, page 23.

Mr. Hanley

The estimated force element costs referred to in "Defending Our Future"—Cm. 2270—were derived from a wide range of data sources, including, where available and appropriate, running cost information.

Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the current average annual running costs of all those units listed in Cm. 2270, page 22, table 3.

Mr. Hanley

Running cost information could be provided for those units listed at page 22 of "Defending Our Future" only at disproportionate cost. Information on running costs for each top-level Budget is set out in the supply estimates—Cm. 495–1.