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Lord ORR-EWING
asked Her Majesty's Government:To update details of the totals of United Kingdom defence expenditure over each of the last 10 years, at 1977 prices.
Lord WINTERBOTTOM
The following table shows defence expenditure over the last 10 years at 1977 Survey prices. The figures for 1976–77 and 1977–78 represent defence budget Estimates provision, and those for the earlier years the out-turn of the defence budget.
| £m | |
| 1968–69 | 6,957 |
| 1969–70 | 6,555 |
| 1970–71 | 6,528 |
| 1971–72 | 6,573 |
| 1972–73 | 6,506 |
| 1973–74 | 6,415 |
| 1974–75 | 6,164 |
| 1975–76 | 6,447 |
| 1976–77 | 6,544 |
| 1977–78 | 6,329 |