§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the spending on equipment for each of the three Services for each of the last 20 years, showing separately the cost of the original acquisition of the Polaris force.
§ Mr. GoodhartI regret that the information requested about expenditure by the three Services on equipment is not available as a 20-year series in a standard form. Since 1970–71 the annual Supply Estimates have not related equipment provision to the individual Services but rather to the Ministry of Defence systems controllerates which procure the equipment. The following two tables therefore provide the information on different bases.
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Expenditure on production, research and development £ million Total Navy Army Air Ministry of Aviation/Technology Miscellaoneous, including sales receipts 1961–62 659 195 81 225 158 1962–63 705 209 86 242 168 1963–64 770 235 93 244 192 1964–65 868 273 113 234 240 1965–66 940 317 119 281 217 1966–67 926 302 122 260 237 1967–68 891 280 146 268 205 -14 1968–69 852 295 113 267 188 -11 1969–70 822 267 100 299 167 -12 Note: The figures are original Estimates at Estimates prices, net of Appropriations-in-Aid. For 1963–64 to 1967–68 the total includes a small amount for expenditure by the Atomic Energy Authority on Defence research which is not attributed by Service.
Expenditure on defence equipment £ million Total Sea systems Land systems Air systems Other* 1970–71 836 1971–72 952 1972–73 1,023 227 151 385 260 1973–74 1,153 306 182 489 176 1974–75 1,302 315 249 595 143 1975–76 1,792 440 413 752 187 1976–77 2,138 590 486 844 218 1977–78 2,565 672 612 1,010 271 1978–79 2,984 878 601 1,214 291 1979–80 3,640 1,110 740 1,427 363 1980–81 4,336 1,334 803 1,737 462 1981–82 5,352 1,680 1,030 2,137 505 The figures for 1970–71 to 1979–80 are actual outturn at outturn prices. Those for 1980–81 and 1981–82 are Estimates at Estimates prices. The expenditure is net of Appropriations-in-Aid. * This category includes research by contract and current and capital expenditure on R & D establishments. In 1972–73 and 1973–74 expenditure on guided weapons and electronic systems was included (£176 million and £54 million respectively). In later years this expenditure was allocated on a systems basis. It has not been possible to identify separately the cost of Polaris in the years concerned, but the total capital cost, at September 1967 prices, of the Polaris force was some £330 million.
Members of HM Forces Killed as a Result of Service in Northern Ireland 1969–23 June 1981 1971 Date Name Regt Cause of Death 6 February Gnr. R. G. Curtis 94 Loc Regt RA Gunshot wounds 15 February L/Bdr. J. D. Laurie 32 Hy Regt RA Gunshot wounds 1 March L/Cpl. W. G. Jolliffe 173 Pro Coy RMP Bomb blast injuries 10 Mar Fus. J. B. McCaig 1 RHF Gunshot wounds 10 March Fus. J. McCraig 1 RHF Gunshot wounds 10 Mar Fus. D. P. McCaughey 1 RHF Gunshot wounds 22 May Cpl. R. Bankier 1 RGJ Gunshot wounds 25 May Sgt. M. Willets 3 Para Bomb blast injuries 12 July Rfn. D. Walker 1 RGJ Gunshot wounds 13 July Pte. R. A. Barton 2 Para Gunshot wounds 9 August Pte. M. L. Hatton 1 Green Howards Gunshot wounds 9 August Pte. W. Donnell 6 UDR Gunshot wounds 10 August Bdr. P. Challenor 3 RHA Gunshot wounds 14 August Pte. J. T. Robinson 1 Green Howards Gunshot wounds 23 August Pte. G. Crozier 1 Green Howards Gunshot wounds 29 August Cpl. I. H. Armstrong 14/20 H Gunshot wounds 29 August Gnr. C. Loring 25 Lt RA Gunshot wounds 3 September Pte. F. W. R. P. Veitch 4 UDR Gunshot wounds 4 September Tpr. J. Warnock 15/19 H Bomb blast injuries 9 September Capt. D. A. Stewardson RAOC Bomb blast injuries 14 September Sgt. M. L. Carroll 45 Med RA Gunshot wounds 14 September Pte. J. R. Rudman 2 LI Gunshot wounds 15 September Pte. P. S. Carter 2 Queens Gunshot wounds 17 September L/Cpl. T. P. Harrington 1 Green Howards Gunshot wounds 1 October Pte. P. J. Sharp 1 Green Howards Gunshot wounds 4 October Gdsm. B. Hall 1 SG Bomb blast injuries 11 October Pte. R. Wilkins 1 R Anglian Gunshot wounds 16 October Rfn. J. C. E. Hill 2 RGJ Gunshot wounds 17 October Sgt. G. A. Cox QDG Gunshot wounds 17 October Gdsm. G. Hamilton 1 SG Gunshot wounds 27 October L/Bdr. D. E. Tilbury 27 Med Regt RA Bomb blast injuries 27 October Gnr. A. J. Stevens 27 Med Regt RA Bomb blast injuries 28 October Cpl. D. F. Powell 16/5L Bomb blast injuries 30 October Gdsm. N. Booth 1 SG Bomb blast injuries 31 October Gnr. I. B. Docherty 27 Med Regt RA Gunshot wounds 4 November Gdsm. S. McGuire 1 SG Gunshot wounds 7 November Sig. P. S. Genge R Sigs Gunshot wounds