§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the estimated total amounts of official payments by the United States forces in the United Kingdom to British firms and agencies other than central Government plus private expenditure by United States personnel in the United Kingdom, for each financial year since 1979–80; and if he will make a statement on trends in these figures in this period.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe estimated expenditure by the United States forces on purchases made directly from the private sector, including personal expenditure, is as follows:
£ million 1979–80 185 1980–81 213 1981–82 289 1982–83 317 1983–84 441 1984–85 422 1985–86 499 1986–87 557 1987–88 589 1988–89 564