§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much was spent on(a) imported and (b) home-produced defence equipment during each of the past three years in real terms; and if he will make a statement. [35159]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotPrecise information in the form requested is not available. Each year, my Department makes an estimate of the proportion of its equipment expenditure which is spent in the UK, overseas, and on collaborative projects. In the last three financial years for which estimates have been made, this breakdown was as follows:
Year United Kingdom Collaborative (£ million; 1994–95 prices) Overseas 1992–93 7,836 914 748 1993–94 7,212 870 736 1994–95 6,846 723 737 It is this series of estimates which underlies figures 8 in the "Statement on the Defence Estimates 1996", Cm 3223, showing that over the past five years equipment expenditure (i) in the UK, (ii) on collaborative projects and (iii) overseas has been in the ratio 81:10:9.