§ Mr. Concannonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what will be the total expenditure of the defence budgets for the years 1980–81, 1981–82 and 1982–83 assuming the Government's plans of 3 per cent. growth each year at estimated ruling prices
§ Mr. PymThe defence budget for 1980–81 at Estimates prices is £10,785 million. No forecasts are available which would permit the planned defence budget figures for 1981–82 and 1982–83 quoted in the "Statement on the Defence Estimates " to be revalued to forecast outturn prices for those years.