Expenditure (Hansard, 12 December 1994)

HC Deb 12 December 1994 vol 251 c459W 459W

§ Dr. David Clark
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the percentage fall in defence expenditure from 1984–85 to 1997–98.

§ Mr. Soames
Based on current plans, defence spending is expected to decline by around 28 per cent. in real terms between 1984–85 and 1997–98, as measured by the GDP deflators published in the "Financial Statement and Budget Report", 1995–96—House of Commons No. 12. Outturn in 1984–85 included some expenditure for the security and intelligence services which now falls outside the defence budget.