Overseas Defence Sales

HC Deb 06 February 1981 vol 998 c220W

Mr. Onslow

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what the receipts were from the levy on defence sales overseas in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Goodhart

The estimated annual receipts for the levy on defence sales since 1972–73 are:

	£M
1972–3	10.6
1973–4	11.1
1974–5	14.6
1975–6	17.0
1976–7	26.5
1977–8	24.3
1977–9	28.8
1979–80	29.9

Complete figures for the years prior to 1972–3 are not available.