§ Mr. Churchillasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the percentage of total central and local government expenditure devoted to defence in the years 1964–65, 1969–70 and 1974–75; and what is his estimate for the current year.
§ Mr. Brittan[pursuant to his reply, 9 February 1981, c. 265]: The table below shows the percentage of total public expenditure, as defined in "The Government's Public Expenditure Plans 1980–81 to 1983–84"—Cmnd.
44W7841, represented by the outturn of the defence budget for the years in question. The figure for the current year is also derived from Cmnd. 7841:
per cent. 1964–65 16.71 1969–70 12.58 1974–75 10.57 1980–81 10.73