§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the value of defence expenditure per head of population in the latest year; and how it compares with the two previous years.
§ Mr. BlakerDefence expenditure per head of population for 1979–80 to 1981–82 is as follows:
£ 1979–80 164 1980–81 *200 1981–82 †220 * Provisional † Estimated These figures are at different price bases and therefore do not take account of the effects of inflation.