§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the counties in Scotland where Her Majesty's Government incur local defence expenditure.
§ Mr. ReynoldsIn the current financial year local defence expenditure will be incurred in every Scottish county.
§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the proportion of Defence Budget expenditure spent in Scotland; and how it is distributed.
§ Mr. MasonIn 1965–66, the most recent year for which such information is readily available, about 6 per cent. This is distributed roughly as follows: one-third on personnel; three-sevenths on research, development and production; one-sixth on works and lands and one-fourteenth on miscellaneous other expenditure.
§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish 327W figures giving a breakdown of that part of the Defence Budget expenditure which is spent in Scotland.
§ Mr. MasonFigures for the year 1965–66 are approximately as follows:
£ million Personnel 40 Research, Development and Production 55 Works and Lands 20 Miscellaneous Other Expenditure 10 These sums represent, in the main, payments to prime contractors in Scotland and the total pay of Servicemen stationed and civilians employed in Scotland. They do not reflect the effect of remittances of pay to and from Scotland or of subcontracting by prime contractors.