§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether information on the average annual running costs of service units has contributed to the information given in Cm. 2270, page 23.
§ Mr. HanleyThe estimated force element costs referred to in "Defending Our Future"—Cm. 2270—were derived from a wide range of data sources, including, where available and appropriate, running cost information.
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the current average annual running costs of all those units listed in Cm. 2270, page 22, table 3.
§ Mr. HanleyRunning cost information could be provided for those units listed at page 22 of "Defending Our Future" only at disproportionate cost. Information on running costs for each top-level Budget is set out in the supply estimates—Cm. 495–1.