§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the(a) total manpower and (b) the cost of supporting the United Kingdom Army Reserve for each year since 1979 in 1994 prices.
§ Mr. SoamesThe total manpower of the United Kingdom Army Reserve for each year since 1979 is as follows.
The costs of supporting the United Kingdom Army Reserve are spread out among a wide variety of budgets and cannot therefore be identified in the form requested.
£ million 1985–86 572 1986–87 402 1987–88 229 1988–89 102 1989–90 68 1990–91 66 1991–92 72 1992–93 58 1993–94 67 The cost to each United Kingdom household of defence expenditure in the Falkland islands was approximately 637 £2.90 in 1993–94, the latest year for which figures are available.
39WThe total defence cash limit for the United Kingdom in 1994–95, is £22,735,585,000 representing a cost to each United Kingdom household of approximately £981 this financial year.
No statistics are held by the Ministry of Defence that would enable the calculation of Defence Expenditure per household in the Falkland islands.