David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 3 November 2011:

With reference to the answer to question on notice no. 506 (Senate Hansard, 12 September 2011, p. 5822), and specifically the answer to paragraph (2) which states that '$146.1 billion to fund the White Paper over the 21 years to 2029-30', was in the 2009-10 Budget:

(1) Where exactly in the 2009-10 Budget papers does it say that the Government provided the department with additional funding of $146.1 billion to fund the Defence White Paper.

(2) Can a table be provided that shows a year by year commitment from 2010-11 to 2029-30 to:

(a) fund the acquisitions outlined in the Defence White Paper; and

(b) increase in real growth funding, as a percentage, to fund the acquisitions outlined in the Defence White Paper.