§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the(a) capital and (b) revenue expenditure for each of the past 10 years on the British Indian Ocean Territories. [158654]
§ Mr. BattleWe do not yet have the figures for the financial year 2000–01. The approximate figures for(a) Capital and (b) Recurrent expenditure for the previous six financial years are as follows. For the years prior to that the information requested can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
£ Financial Year (a) (b) 1999–2000 42,000 1,850,000 1998–99 0 1,325,000 1997–98 33,000 1,530,000 1996–97 22,000 1,225,000 1995–96 49,000 1,391,000 1994–95 49,000 825,000