§ Mr. Fernyhoughasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish a table showing by how much in each of the years since the German Federal Republic signed the first offset agreement in relation to British Forces stationed in Germany the short fall has been.
§ Mr. MasonForeign exchange costs of British forces stationed in Germany and the approximate sterling value of the various offset agreements from 1958–59 onwards were detailed in my reply of568W 15th June to my hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Mr. Newens). The differences between the two figures are as follows:
£ million 1958–59 … 43 1959–60 … 28 1960–61 … 46 1961–62 … 61 1962–63 and 1963–64 … 33 1964–65, 1965–66 and 1966–67 … 75 1967–68 … 39 1968–69 … 17 1969–70 and 1970–71 … 70 1971–72 … 137 1972–73 … 158 1973–74 … 228 1974–75 … 295 1975–76 … 363* (* takes account of military equipment purchases up to December 1975 only)—[Vol. 123, c. 95.]