Defence: Budget

Senator Chris Evans asked the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 10 July 2002:

With reference to the Defence Capability Plan Supplement 2002, and, in particular, the five graphs breaking down expenditure into five broad sectors (for example, aerospace):

1. Can the projected yearly figures of expenditure be provided for each of these five sectors, in a table format.
2. With reference to the graph showing unapproved major capital projects by industry sector, can the projected yearly figures of unapproved expenditure be provided for each of these five sectors, in a table format.

Senator Hill - The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:

1. and 2. Yes. The projected yearly expenditure figures in the Defence Capability Plan Supplement relate to unapproved major capital projects. The industry sector breakdowns are as follows:

   Projected Yearly Expenditures For Unapproved Major Capital Projects By Industry Sector
   ($million)

   Industry Sector	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
   Aerospace	73	351	379	752	1,149	1,540	1,375	1,341	1,473
   Electronics	71	173	336	512	526	511	611	584	619
   Land Systems	138	157	151	229	385	386	287	213	368
   Maritime	118	244	357	581	677	736	745	764	760
   Weapons and Munitions	35	140	188	262	376	431	400	337	247
   Total	435	1,065	1,411	2,336	3,113	3,604	3,418	3,239	3,467

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