Written question asked by Keith Simpson (Conservative) on Monday, 1 March 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 March 1999. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Monday, 8 March 1999 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the planned budget and total staff of the Chief of Defence Procurement after 1st April 2000. - Including figures. (Holding answer 4 March 1999).

Answer: Mr. Keith Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the planned budget and total staff of the Chief of Defence Procurement after 1 April 2000. [74653] Mr. Spellar: [holding answer 4 March 1999]: Detailed budgetary allocations to individual budget holders in the Ministry of Defence are made only one year in advance. In broad terms, however, our plans for the Chief of Defence Procurement's area of responsibility for the financial year 2000-01 envisage expenditure in the order of £5.5 billion on equipment and some £600 million in operating costs at 1998-99 constant prices. Staff numbers for that year are expected to be around 5,000.

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