Question
Asked by
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will break down, in near cash terms, the figures in the tables in note 24, Notes to the Statement of Operating Costs by Departmental Aim and Objectives, of the Ministry of Defence's annual report and accounts 2007–08. [HL1734]
The expenditure in the notes requested is expressed in total resource costs terms. Near-cash expenditure is not separately identified in the final resource accounts or the centrally held supporting records and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.