§ Mr. MansTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total amount spent on pensions for armed service men in 1993 prices in(a) 1980, (b) 1985, (c) 1990 and (d) 1993; and what is planned in 1995.
§ Mr. HanleyTotal expenditure on armed forces pensions, at 1993–94 prices, in the financial years in question was:
£ 1980–81 1959,034,000 1985–86 1,273,780,000 1990–91 1,629,837,000 1 Does not include expenditure on terminal grants for Army other ranks, records of which are not available for financial year 1980–81. Current forecasts for financial years 1993–94 and 1995–96 are:
£ 1993–94 2,067,587,000 1995–96 1,890,198,000