§ Mr. Banksasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in full detail where further cuts in defence expenditure amounting to £100 million will be met.
§ Mr. MasonA study is in train to identify the precise items to be affected. This will be completed by the time the Defence Estimates for 1977–78 are finalised. We expect a major part of the cuts to fall on the works programme. 405W There will also be some rephasing of the incidence of expenditure on equipment projects, concentrating on lower priority items. There will be no reduction in our front line forces committed to NATO.