§ Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has on the proportion of the gross national product allocated to defence by each North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Power, including France; and how this compares with the British allocation.
§ Mr. HealeyI would refer the hon. Member to the Answer I gave to the hon. Member for Fife, West (Mr. William Hamilton) on 29th June, 1966. These figures remain the latest available. The United Kingdom proportion calculated on a comparable basis and also for 1964 was 6.9 per cent.—[Vol. 730, c.305–6.]