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Research and Development and Procurement Expenditure

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HC Deb 22 January 2001 vol 361 cc422-3W 422W 423W

Mr. Salmond
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total expenditure is on(a) research and development and (b) procurement for each of the armed services; and what proportion of each budget for each service is spent in Scotland in the current financial year. [146178]

Mr. Spellar
The forecast total expenditure on research and development for 2000–01 is £438.5 million. Separate figures for equipment procurement for each of the armed services are not held centrally, however, the forecast total for 2000–01 is £5,256 million. Concerning Scotland, I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Beaconsfield (Mr. Grieve) on the same subject on 16 January 2001,Official Report, column 147W.