NATO: Finance

Dr. Fox
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what NATO's total common founding budget was in each of the last 10 years.

Des Browne
NATO's total common-funded budget for 1998 to 2007 was as follows:

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|£ million                                       |
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|NATO Common fund                                |1998|1999|2000|2001|2002|2003|2004|2005|2006|20073|
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|Military budget1                                |625.6|653.0|717.6|709.3|749.0|761.4|788.6|855.3|960.2|1030.0|
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|NSIP1                                           |410.6|582.0|678.6|546.3|731.4|678.7|652.1|606.7|582.1|640.0|
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|Civil budget2                                   |144.9|148.6|150.7|155.0|167.0|170.4|171.6|175.9|181.1|186.1|
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|Total                                           |1,181.1|1,383.6|1,546.9|1,410.6|1,647.4|1,610.5|1,612.3|1,637.9|1,723.4|1,856.1|
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|1 Actual expenditure2 Approved budgets3 Estimate|
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