The Minister for Defence has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) In the Portfolio Resource Statement on page 15 of the Portfolio Budget Statements 2009-10 it is stated that the Government has provided Defence with additional funding of $146.1 billion to fully fund the White Paper over 21 years to 2029-30.

(2) (a) The additional $146.1 billion is the difference between in total funding provided between the previous funding model and the new funding model. The first 10 years of this funding (2009-10 to 2018-19) is shown on page 17 of the in the Portfolio Budget Statements 2009-10. (b) Information on the real growth that was applied as part of the new Defence funding model is shown on page 15 of the Portfolio Budget Statements 2009-10.