HC Deb 06 February 1979 vol 962 cc158-9W
Mr. John Moore

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each public expenditure White Paper published

million at 1978 Survery Prices
Public Expenditure White Paper 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83
1974 Cmnd. 5879 7,055* 7,226 7,472 7,532 7,548
1975 Cmnd. 6393 7,226 7,256 7,275 7,259 7,249
1976 Cmnd. 6721 7,256 7,017 6,963 7,249 7,284
1977 Cmnd. 7049† 7,008 6,973 7,191 7,418 7,424
1978 Cmnd. 7439† 6,973 7,182 7,398 7,424 7,424
* Revised Defence Budget Estimates which includes reduction made in April 1974.
† As expalined in Cmnd. 7439 these figures have been adjusted to reflect the fact that the former National Accounts adjustments are now included in the Defence Budget.
‡ The figures shown in italics‡ represent simply the revaluation to 1978 Survey Prices of the 1981–82 figure in Cmnd. 7049. and are consequently only provisional.