HC Deb 24 January 1978 vol 942 cc577-8W
3. Mr. Robin F. Cook

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage change in defence expenditure he anticipates for the next five years.

26. Mr. Tim Renton

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for increasing the level of defence expenditure in the United Kingdom in real inflation-proofed terms.

27. Mr. Thorne

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage change he anticipates in the level of arms expenditure over the next five years.

31. Mr. Hoyle

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what he estimates the increase in defence expenditure will be in 1979.

Mr. Mulley

I have nothing to add to the reply which I gave earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Stockport, North (Mr. Bennett).

28. Mr. Clemitson

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he proposes to take to reduce the proportion of the United Kingdom's resources devoted to arms expenditure to the proportion of the other European members of NATO.

29. Mr. Ioan Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how the proposal to increase arms spending annually by 3 per cent. for five years relates to the aim to reduce the proportion of the gross national product devoted to arms to the proportion of the other European NATO Governments.

38. Mr. Fernyhough

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he proposes to take to reduce the proportion of Great Britain's resources devoted to arms to the proportion of the other European NATO Governments.

Mr. Mulley

I have nothing to add to the reply which I gave earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Brightside (Miss Maynard).

35. Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the amount of underspending of naval funds voted by Parliament in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Mr. Mulley

The unified nature of MOD Votes makes it difficult to isolate all expenditure on a single Service basis. However, a large part of naval expenditure is accounted for by naval pay and allowances and sea systems procurement. For these Votes the underspend in each of the last three years was £24 million. £19 million and £16 million respectively at original estimates prices.

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