§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his latest estimate is of the(a) defence procurement budget and (b) military research and development budget for each year from 1996–97 to 2005–06 (planned); and if he will make a statement. [156607]
§ Mr. IngramThe Ministry of Defence's cash outturn on defence equipment procurement for 1996–97 to 2000–01 is published in the United Kingdom Defence Statistics 2001 and 2002.
£ million Resource Capital Defence Procurement Agency (DPA)
Major Customers' Research Budget(MCRB)
Defence Procurement Agency
Major Customers' Research Budget
2001–02 outturn 2,710 414 4,356 0 2002–03 (estimated outturn)1 5,033 417 4,385 1 2003–04 (plans) 1,968 449 4,617 0 2004–05 (plans) 2,262 454 4,920 0 2005–06 (plans) 2,221 465 5,656 0 1The figures up to 2002–03 have not been restated to reflect a change in the Treasury Discount Rate and are therefore not directly comparable to the plan years. The figures are presented differently in the Government's Expenditure Plans and Defence Statistics. The Government's Expenditure Plans define "procurement" expenditure as Defence Procurement Agency spending plus the Major Customers' Research Budget. The Major Customers' Research Budget represents money allocated for non-nuclear research, which forms part of the MOD's total net Research and Development expenditure. Defence Statistics shows total MOD net expenditure on Research and Development.