§ 33. Sir David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will consider bringing forward the purchase of defence equipment in order to help sustain the work levels in the relevant manufacturing industries and seek parliamentary authorisation for such extra purchases in 1981–82 in a separate Supplementary Vote clearly identified as being for the purpose of job manufacture.
§ Mr. PattieAs my right hon. Friend explained in his statement in the House on 20 January we already plan to spend over £5 billion on equipment in 1981–82, which will sustain hundreds of thousands of jobs.