Defence written question – answered at on 17 July 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the net operating costs of DESO and related support functions were for the financial years (a) 1997–98, (b) 1998–99, (c) 1999–2000 and (d) 2000–01.
The net operating costs of the Defence Export Services Organisation for each of the financial years requested were as follows:
Year | £ million |
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1997–98 | 14.380 |
1998–99 | 16.010 |
1999–2000 | 13.735 |
2000–01 | 12.360 |
These net operating costs are more than offset by benefits to the Defence budget, estimated at around £400 million a year, arising from DESO's activities. These benefits include a reduction in overhead costs for UK Procurement as a result of export orders, and receipts from Commercial Exploitation Levy and disposal of surplus Ministry of Defence equipment.
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