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Departmental Public Expenditure

Answer

Estimated direct Ministry of Defence (MOD) expenditure for the nations of the United Kingdom and the regions of for the latest five years where data are available are presented in the following tables. These estimates cover MOD expenditure on equipment, non-equipment, service and civilian personnel costs.

£ million at current prices (VAT exclusive)
	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
Nation:
United Kingdom	23,720	23,630	25,540	26,080	25,920
England	21,010	21,120	22,890	23,450	23,310
Scotland	1,720	1,640	1,710	1,630	1,560
Wales	430	360	380	410	390
Northern Ireland	550	510	560	590	660
Regions of England:
East	2,460	2,380	2,660	2,440	2,250
East Midlands	760	790	990	940	950
London	1,670	1,810	1,440	1,440	1,610
North East	400	350	390	440	370
North West	2,190	1,960	1,920	2,360	2,140
South East	5,880	6,210	7,100	6,940	7,110
South West	5,650	5,750	6,350	6,560	6,510
West Midlands	1,000	910	970	1,180	1,250
Yorkshire and Humberside	990	970	1,060	1,150	1,130
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest £10 million.
2. All totals have been calculated using unrounded data.
3. Indirect expenditure, such as subcontracted work, is not reflected in these figures.
4. Personnel costs exclude contributions made by MOD to the Armed Forces Pensions scheme and War Pensions scheme.

The Ministry of Defence no longer compiles estimates of expenditure at the sub-UK areas described in the tables presented as they do not directly support policy making or operations. The last estimates relate to 2007-08.As a result, the complex data analysis required to produce the underlying sub-UK expenditure data is no longer performed. To produce a comparable time series beyond 2007-08 would incur disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

12377; 515 c167W

Session

2010-12

Subjects

Public expenditure Ministry of Defence

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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