§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are(a) the current budgets and (b) the previous budgets of all the higher level budget holders with the exception of GOC Northern Ireland, DG General Intelligence (Eurasia), DG Management and Support of Intelligence, DG of Strategic and Technical Intelligence and DG Intelligence (Rest of World); and if he will list the planned budgets for all the same budget holders for (i) 1993–94, (ii) 1994–95 and (iii) 1995–96.
§ Mr. HanleyThe budgets for higher level budget holders are now published annually in Defence Statistics,354W available in the Library of the House. The budgets for financial year 1992–93 are shown in table 1.3A on page 10 of Defence Statistics, 1992 edition, and the budgets for 1993–94 in table 1.3 on page 9 of the UK Defence Statistics, 1993 edition. We do not publish details of planned budgets as approval to commit expenditure is subject to formal endorsement through Ministers and the parliamentary supply system.