§ Mr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the expenditure on defence equipment in each of the last 10 years for each of the three armed services. [6612]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotDefence equipment expenditure cannot easily be broken down by service. It is instead categorised by systems areas: sea, land, air and other, which includes research. Expenditure in each of these categories over the last 10 years is as follows:
£million(cash) Sea Land Air Other 1995–961 2,203 1,841 3,357 1,618 1994–95 2,441 1,642 3,184 1,552 1993–94 2,589 1,806 3,245 1,559 1992–93 2,891 1,846 3,152 822 1991–92 3,142 2,157 3,574 885 1990–91 2,955 1,927 3,197 759 1989–90 2,890 1,738 3,102 806 1988–89 2,633 1,544 3,085 766 1987–88 2,797 1,700 3,230 543 1986–87 2,494 1,759 3,090 542 1The figures for 1995–96 are estimates.