§ 49. Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the growth in expenditure on(a) conventional defence and (b) nuclear defence since May 1979.
§ Mr. Ian StewartSince 1978–79, in real terms about £21.5 billion more has been spent on defence (of which 149W about £2.5 billion has been on strategic nuclear defence) than would have been the case if expenditure had continued at the 1978–79 level. (Figures are cumulative to the end of 1987–88 and are at constant 1987–88 prices.)