§ Mr. Reynoldsasked the Minister of Defence what has been the total amount spent on defence since October, 1951, and the amount spent on defence in each financial year since 1951.
§ Mr. WatkinsonThe total net expenditure on defence since April 1951, is £15,918 million. It is not possible to attribute expenditure in 1951–52 before and after October. The amount spent in each financial year is:
£ million 1951–52 … … … 1,123 1952–53 … … … 1,393 1953–54 … … … 1,358 1954–55 … … … 1,447 1955–56 … … … 1,407 1956–57 … … … 1,519 1957–58 … … … 1,440 1958–59 … … … 1,451 1959–60 … … … 1,484 1960–61 … … … 1,604 (provisional outturn) 1961–62 … … … 1,692 (estimated outturn)