§ Mr. Alan Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Defence by how much the defence budget has been underspent in each of the years since 1972.
§ Mr. PymThe information requested is shown in the table below. The figures represent the difference between outturn and original Estmates for each year, expressed at Estimates prices. Outturn figures for 1978–79 are not yet available.
Financial Year and Amount underspent £ million 1972–73 2.6 1973–74 226.9 1974–75 112.8 1975–76 49.1 1976–77 185.3 1977–78 146.9