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Mr. Ridley
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the foreign exchange cost of defence in 1970.
Mr. Healey
Considerably less than now. I estimate that in 1970 the total of defence foreign exchange expenditure on both equipment and stationing costs will be only 4½ per cent. of our total imports as against 6 per cent. of our total imports today.