§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give an analysis of the principal items which make up headquarters receipts in Table 2 of Appendix H of the Defence White Paper.
§ Mr. HealeyThe forecast of £82 million Headquarters receipts for 1967–68 shown in the Statement on212W be spent on water by the Army in 1967–68; and if he will give the approximate average water rate paid in each country where this money is spent.
§ Mr. BoydenDetails are as follows. The figures relate to purchases and do not include water obtained from installations owned by Ministry of Defence or Ministry of Public Building and Works:—
Defence Estimates is made up of £49 million for arms sales (SDE page 53) and £33 million on invisible account. Of the latter, about £12 million represents receipts from the United States Government for their forces in the United Kingdom, £4.5 million is the contribution of the Hong Kong Government towards the stationing costs of British forces, about £8 million is receipts on account of research and development, and the balance represents miscellaneous receipts for a wide range of services.