§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list for each of the last five years the sums the Government have paid to(a) British Aerospace and (b) Rolls-Royce for defence products. [2183]
§ Mr. SpellarSums paid to British Aerospace and Rolls-Royce for each of the last 5 years by the Defence Bills Agency on behalf of the Secretary of State for Defence are shown in the following table. These figures do not include any sums which may have been paid locally including by those Defence Agencies for which figures are shown separately.
British Aerospace £ million Rolls Royce £ million 1992–93 1,045 321 1993–94 1,006 297 1994–95 820 312 1995–96 683 290 1996–97 801 282 These figures were the amounts paid in the years in question and include VAT, and were obtained from the annual Expenditure With Industry Report produced by Defence Bills Agency.
British Aerospace £ million Rolls Royce £ million DERA 1992–93 6.3 6 1993–94 6.9 5.3 1994–95 7.5 11.9 1995–96 11.5 4 1996–97 12.9 3.7 Total sums for goods and services.
British Aerospace £000 Rolls Royce £000 Hydrographic office 1993–94 45,825 nil 1994–95 66,002 nil 1995–96 54,003 nil For provision of consultancy support.