HC Deb 29 October 1992 vol 212 c800W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give the estimated attributable costs of defence commitments for 1992–93 for(a) strategic nuclear deterrent, (b) defence of home base including Northern Ireland, (c) defence of central fronts, including (i) British Army of the Rhine, (ii) RAF Germany and (iii) Berlin and (d) maritime operations including (1) eastern Atlantic, (2) channel, (3) amphibious capability, (4) Allied Command Europe mobile force, (5) United Kingdom mobile force, (6) Belize, (7) Cyprus, (8) Falkland Islands, (9) Gibraltar, (10) Hong Kong and (11) operational HQ costs.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

It is no longer possible to provide the information in the form requested. Table 1.3 of "Defence Statistics 1992" shows a breakdown of the defence budget by programme for the years up to 1991–92, but in order to reflect the way in which defence expenditure is now controlled under the new management strategy, this table has been superseded by table 1.3A showing how the defence budget is distributed among top and high level budget holders.

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