§ Mr. Beaneyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the amount of overseas military expenditure and the total Government overseas expenditure for 1938, and for each successive year since then.
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§ Mr. MacDermotA complete set of figures can only be provided for 1946 onwards. These are as follows:
GOVERNMENT OVERSEAS EXPENDITURE £ million Military Expenditure (including military grants and contributions to international organisations) Total Government Overseas Expenditure (Services and Grants) 1946 … 374* 487 1947 … 209* 278 1948 … 114 172 1949 … 114 174 1950 … 108 165 1951 … 140 192 1952 … 158 219 1953 … 156 220 1954 … 161 231 1955 … 167 243 1956 … 188 267 1957 … 162† 250 1958 … 180† 276 1959 … 169† 270 1960 … 213169† 328 1961 … 240 379 1962 … 256 400 1963 … 271 423 1964 … 305‡ 478 1965 … 295 495 1966 … 313 515 * Including payment by non-service Departments connected with war disposals and settlements. † In 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960 the Federal Republic of Germany made direct financial contributions to the support of the B.A.O.R. (£38 million, £12 million, £24 million and £12 million respectively). These contributions have been deducted. ‡ Includes £9 million in respect of logistic support of Commonwealth Forces during the war in Korea.