§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the expenditure by his Department on the nuclear strategic force in current and in then-year prices, for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonEstimated costs—in millions of pounds—of the nuclear strategic force from 1979–80 to 1992–93 are shown in the table. Figures for years up to and including 1991–92 are derived from tables published in the statistical volume of the annual statement on the Defence Estimates prior to 1992. The estimate for the current year is the product of an ad hoc exercise to identify the capital and operating costs associated directly with the strategic deterrent.
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Outturn at outturn prices1 At 1992–93 prices1 1979–80 126 318 1980–81 165 354 1981–82 269 519 1982–83 327 585 1983–84 382 645 1984–85 384 610 1985–86 509 770 1986–87 658 949 1987–88 882 1,205 1988–89 1,072 1,385 1989–90 1,158 1,415 1990–91 1,480 1,683 1991–92 2 1,445 1,510 1992–93 — 1,245 1 Outturn prices have been uprated using defence specific deflators. 2 The 1991–92 figures are based on a breakdown using 1991 Supply Estimates.