§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth
£ million 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 Expenditure planned in 1974 (rounded) 6,070 6,210 6,400 6,620 6,780* Defence Review Savings 460 410 546 760 952 Defence Review Levels 5,610 5,800 5,854 5,860 5,828† April 1975 Budget Cut — 168 — — — PESC Cut February 1976 — — 207 227 192 Defence Budget Levels — 5,632 5,647 5,633 5,636 July 1976 Cut — — 100 — — * Annual average for the years 1979–80–1983–84 about £6,890 million. † Annual average for the years 1979–80–1983–84 about £5,870 million.