§ 17. Mr. Trippierasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on progress in restoring the annual rate of increase in real terms in defence expenditure to the 3 per cent. agreed as the NATO target.
§ Mr. NottDefence spending since the Government came into office and our forward plans are in line with the undertaking to NATO to aim for real increases in defence spending in the region of 3 per cent. a year.