§ Mr. LivingstoneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 10 March,Official Report, columns 392–93, what were the cash outturns at 1992–93 prices for the chemical and biological establishment at Porton Down for each financial year between 1969 and 1979.
§ Mr. HanleyThis is a matter for the Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment under its framework document. I have asked the Chief Executive of the CBDE to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Graham Pearson to Mr. Ken Livingstone, dated 29 March 1994:
Parliamentary Question 3, Order Paper 24 March 19941. Your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Defence asking pursuant to the answer of 10 March, Official Report, columns 392–3 what were the cash outturns at 1992–93 prices for this Establishment for each financial year between 1969 and 1979 has been passed to me to reply as Chief Executive of the Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment.2. The cash outturns for 1975–76 to 1978–79 at 1992–93 price levels are as follows:
Outturn at 1992–93 Price Levels Year £ million 1975–76 18.7 1976–77 17.0 1977–78 15.8 1978–79 13.5 I regret that the cash outturns for 1969–70 to 1974–75 are not readily available.
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