§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many jobs in Scotland are dependent(a) directly and (b) indirectly on the export of military equipment; and if he will provide a breakdown by (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii) local government area within Scotland. [25422]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotStatistics are not held in the form requested. Owing to the complexities and methodological problems involved, it would be extremely difficult to generate the information required and this could be achieved only at disproportionate cost. Tables 1.9 and 1.10 of the 1995 edition of "UK Defence Statistics" include figures for the number associated with direct employment in the production of defence equipment in the UK, by region, and the number employed in the UK associated directly and indirectly with defence expenditure. A copy of this publication is held by the Library of the House.