§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the Government's level of spending on defence, expressed per household, for 1979 and for each year since then (i) current prices, (ii) 1979 prices and (iii) 1987 prices.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information requested is shown:
Defence expenditure per household Current prices £s 1987–88 prices £s 1979–80 prices £s 1979–80 456 792 456 1980–81 550 805 464 1981–82 614 819 472 1982–83 699 869 501 1983–84 744 884 510 1984–85 818 932 537 1985–86 849 912 526 1986–87 853 889 512 1987–88 877 877 505