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Mr. Cohen
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total figure spent on military bands, including personnel and equipment, by each of the three armed services in each of the last five years.
Mr. Lee
The annual costs of service bands over the period in question were as follows:
| £ million | |||
| Royal Marines | Army | Royal Air Force | |
| 1980–81 | 6·40 | 20·83 | 2·34 |
| 1981–82 | 7·06 | 23·62 | 2·50 |
| 1982–83 | 7·90 | 25·10 | 2·60 |
| 1983–84 | 8·10 | 24·20 | 2·89 |
| 1984–85 | 9·33 | 27·90 | 3·79 |