§ Mr. Swayne:To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his Department's budget for developing techniques for ballistics protection. [17702]
§ Dr. MoonieFunding for research into ballistic protection for personnel in the current financial year is approximately £2 million.
§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was spent by his Department on developing techniques for ballistics protection in each of the last 10 years. [17703]
§ Dr. MoonieFigures covering the last 10 years are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The amount spent on developing ballistic protection over the past three years for which figures are available is:
Year Amount spent (£ million) 1998–99 3.0 1999–2000 2.9 2000–01 3.2 These figures include the costs of developing ballistic protection work within the Corporate Research Programme undertaken by Dstl at Porton Down and other developmental work by the Defence Clothing and Textiles Integrated Project Team, now part of the Defence Logistics Organisation.