§ Mr. Litterickasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will publish in the Official Report figures showing the value of British arms sales to NATO allies during each of the last five years for which this information is available and the value of arms purchases from NATO allies during the same period;
(2) what was the total value of British armaments exports and imports during each of the last five years for which this information is available.
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§ Dr. GilbertOn the latest available information, the total value of British armament exports for each of the years 1971–72 to 1975–76 is as follows:
It has not been the practice of successive Governments to reveal disaggregated details.
£m 1971–72 … … … 242 1972–73 … … … 257 1973–74 … … … 425 1974–75 … … … 468 1975–76 … … … 530 The estimated total value of armament imports from NATO countries by the Ministry of Defence for each of the years 1971–72 to 1975–76 is as follows:
Total value of armss imports from NATO allies £m £m 1971–72 … … 110 * 1972–73 … … 109 * 1973–74 … … 135 93 1974–75 … … 120 90 1975–76 … … 120 104 * Figures not readily available.. Information of the value of imports by the private sector which are incorporated in defence equipment is not available.