Defence Export Services Organisation

HC Deb 10 December 2003 vol 415 cc463-4W

Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the(a) costs and (b) offsetting receipts of government-to-government defence export programmes are included in the administration and sales promotion expenses of the Defence Export Services Organisation staff in the central Top Level Budget. [142416]

Mr. Ingram

The costs and offsetting receipts of government-to-government defence export programmes are included in the Administration and Sales Promotion expenses of the Defence Export Services Organisation staff in the Central Top Level Budget. Details of these expenses are published in Table 11 (Export of Defence Equipment) of Cmd 5912, the Government's Expenditure Plans (Ministry of Defence) 2003–04 to 2005–06.