§ Mr. Liptonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total amount voted and spent on defence in each of the past 10 years; and what percentage in each year was spent on pay and allowances.
§ Mr. William RodgersFigures for the defence budget are:
Estimate Outturn Pay and allowances etc. as percentage of Estimate* £m. £m. 1964–65 1,999 1,941 39 1965–66 2,121 2,058 39 1966–67 2,172 2,141 41 1967–68 2,205 2,236 41 1968–69 2,271 2,245 41 1969–70 2,266 2,216 43 1970–71 2,280 2,503 45 1971–72 2,545 2,828 51 1972–73 2,854 3,091 49 1973–74 3,365 3,481 47 (provisional) * As defined in Annex A, Table 3, Section one of Statement on Defence Estimates 1973 (Cmnd. 5231). Comparable information related to each year's outturn is not available.