HC Deb 14 June 2004 vol 422 cc637-8W
Mr. Hancock

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost of the Defence Assistance Fund was for each of the last four years; and how much of those costs in each year was used to promote military exports. [176430]

Mr. Ingram

Defence Assistance Fund (DAF) expenditure was £19.9 million in 2000–01; £7.2 million in 2001–02; £9.7 million in 2002–03 and £10.4 million in 2003–04. Of this, the amount spent on supporting defence exports was £4.7 million in 2000–01; £5 million in 2001–02; £4.2 million in 2002–03 and £6 million in 2003–04. The drop in the DAF total between 2000–01 and 2001–02 reflects the transfer of funds to the Conflict Prevention Fund.