§ Mrs. Ann TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list, for 1992–93 and 1993–94, separate figures for the spending by his Department on(a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising, (d) other promotional materials and activities, (e) the totals in each year of (a) to (d) and (f) the proportion of (e) that was spent on recruitment advertising; and what are his latest estimates for the years 1994–95 and 1995–96. [17617]
§ Mr. SoamesMy noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Defence will write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the total cost of aid in each of the last five financial years from his Department to states of the former Soviet Union; and from which subheads of which votes this expenditure has been taken. [18126]
§ Mr. FreemanThe Ministry of Defence's programme of promoting bilateral defence cooperation and contacts with central and eastern Europe—including the states of the former Soviet Union—began in 1993–94 and involved expenditure of £70,000 under vote 1E1, in that same year. The budget for 1994–95 was increased to £200,000. In addition, the MOD has on occasion agreed to waive costs of training provided to central and eastern European countries where the aims serve defence interests. The total of these waivers was £77,000 in 1993–94 and £456,000 in 1994–95.
The Ministry of Defence is also assisting Russia in the removal of nuclear warheads and intercontinental ballistic missiles to destruction sites. The total costs of this fall to vote 3B4 and are:
- 1992–93: £2.2 million
- 1993–94: £13.4 million
- 1994–95: £16.6 million