§ Rear-Admiral Morgan-Gilesasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the value of new equipment, weapons, radar and other such devices installed in new naval construction in United Kingdom shipyards for the Royal Navy and for overseas orders, separately, in each financial year since 1959–60 at 1959 prices and at actual cost.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe following information refers to the cost of weapon systems including radar.
The figures for Royal Naval new construction are:
Financial Year Estimated Actual Cost Estimated Cost at 1959 Prices £m. £m. 1959–60 … … 3.4 3.4 1960–61 … … 8.3 8.2 1961–62 … … 5.0 4.8 1962–63 … … 11.5 11.0 1963–64 … … 11.7 11.0 1964–65 … … 6.3 5.8 1965–66 … … 3.6 3.2 1966–67 … … 16.1 13.9 1967–68 … … 13.0 11.2 1968–69 … … 9.6 8.0 The costs of weapon systems for overseas orders refer only to Government-to-Government contracts. They are as follows:
Financial Year Estimated Actual Cost Estimated Cost at 1959 Prices £m. £m. 1959–60 … … 1.4 1.4 1960–61 … … 3.9 3.9 1961–62 … … — — 1962–63 … … 1.6 1.5 1963–64 … … .80 .75 1964–65 … … — — 1965–66 … … .34 .30 1966–67 … … .34 .30 1967–68 … … .34 .30 1968–69 … … 1.0 .09