§ Rear-Admiral Morgan-Gilesasked the Minister of State for Defence what sums have been spent on the defence budget and on items legitimately chargeable to defence outside the defence budget, and including supplementary estimates, in each financial year since 1963–64, at current prices for each year of expenditure 381W and at 1972 prices for each year of expenditure.
§ Lord BalnielDefence budget expenditure and expenditure on "Other Military
Current Prices £ million 1972 Prices £ million Defence Budget Other Military Defence Defence Budget Other Military Defence 1963–64 … … … 1,811 100 3,323 184 1964–65 … … … 1,941 65 3,352 112 1965–66 … … … 2,058 65 3,390 107 1966–67 … … … 2,140 142 3,307 219 1967–68 … … … 2,236 196 3,367 295 1968–69 … … … 2,245 161 3,158 226 1969–70 … … … 2,214 92 2,917 121 1970–71 … … … 2,500 40 2,851 46 1971–72 … … … 2,803* 55* 2,881* 57* * Estimated.