British Indian Ocean Territory (Deferred Expenditure)

HC Deb 20 February 1967 vol 741 c224W

Mr. Powell

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the nature of the expenditure on British Indian Ocean territory which has been deferred to a later year.

Mr. Healey

The expenditure deferred is for the purchase of a ship for the use of the Administrator of the British Indian Ocean Territory.