§ Dr. Hampsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of his Department's current spending, its manpower and the jobs it supports directly and indirectly through procurement, are estimated to be in each of the following regions in England (a) the north, Yorkshire and Humberside, (b) the east midlands, (c) East Anglia, (d) the south-west, (e) the south-east, (f) the west midlands and (g) the north-west, and also in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe percentage of the Ministry's procurement expenditure in each region in 1985–86 was as follows (figures are individually rounded):
Percentage North, Yorkshire and Humberside 5 East Midlands 4 East Anglia 3 South West 12 South East (including London) 50 West Midlands 4 North West 14 Scotland 6 Wales 2 Northern Ireland 1 These estimates refer to direct payments to main contractors and do not take account of payments made to subcontractors.
The percentage of the 168,000 MOD civilian staff (industrial and non-industrial) in each region at 1 October 1986 was as follows (figures are individually rounded):
Percentage North, Yorkshire and Humberside 6 East Midlands 3 East Anglia 2 South West 25 South East (including London) 38 West Midlands 5 North West 2 Scotland 11 Wales 4 Northern Ireland 2 The percentage of the 228,000 United Kingdom service personnel deployed in the United Kingdom in each region at 30 June 1986 was as follows (figures are individually rounded): 688W
Percentage North, Yorkshire and Humberside 7 East Midlands 6 East Anglia 7 South East (including London) 37 South West 21 West Midlands 4 North West 1 Scotland 9 Wales 3 Northern Ireland 5 Estimates of the total number of jobs in United Kingdom industry sustained by defence expenditure are derived from generalised statistical information. It is not possible to give separate figures for individual regions.