HC Deb 25 March 1975 vol 889 c92W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what sum is spent on defence research and production; and what proportion this is of the total defence expenditure.

Mr. William Rodgers:

Excluding manpower and certain other costs which are normally attributed to other principal headings of the Defence Budget, figures for expenditure on equipment are in Annex A, Table 3 of the Statement on the Defence Estimates 1975—namely, £1,529 million and 33.6 per cent.