45. Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Defence what amount of the Defence budget was spent in the United Kingdom in the latest annual period for which figures are available; and what percentage of this total was spent in Scotland.
§ Mr. HealeyAbout 87 per cent. of defence budget expenditure in 1967–68 occurred in the United Kingdom. Of this proportion approximately 8 per cent. was spent in Scotland.