HC Deb 29 January 1993 vol 217 cc892-3W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of his Department's procurement budget was spent in the United Kingdom for each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The percentage of defence equipment expenditure spent with British companies in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available is estimated to be:

Year Per cent.
1981–82 96
1982–83 96
1983–84 93
1984–85 93
1985–86 90
1986–87 91
1987–89 92

Year Per cent.
1989–90 92
1990–91 90