§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Iran on the defence contracts secured there by British firms; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MulleyI refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply which I gave to the hon.
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§ Mr. MulleyThe allocation of defence budgets since 1956–57 is shown in the table below. The attributions to Services are approximate because of changes in responsibilities and conventions over the period. For this reason cash totals for each Service are not shown. It has not been possible in the time available to compile figures for the years before 1956–57.
Member for Bury St. Edmunds (Mr. Griffiths) on 5 February.