§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the estimate of defence revenue arid capital spending for 1980–81; and what were the actual amounts of spending on revenue and capital.
§ Mr. BlakerOn the assumption that my hon. Friend is referring to the level of current and capital expenditure, the defence budget estimates for 1980–81 were:
1980–81 Estimates Prices £ million Current Expenditure 10,671.5 Capital Expenditure 113.0 Total 10,784.5 Final outturn figures for 1980–81 are not yet available.
In accordance with United Nations conventions for maintaining national accounts, most expenditure on defence equipment and construction is classified as current expenditure. The equipment portion of the figure is £5,352 million.