§ 25. Mr. ColvinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of Ministry of Defence defence equipment is procured in the United Kingdom and in Europe. [16864]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotThe "Statement of Defence Estimates 1995", chapter 5, figure 13, provides a breakdown of the proportion of equipment expenditure in the UK, overseas and on collaborative projects over the last five years. This indicates that, including the UK share of collaborative work, 91 per cent. by value of our direct equipment expenditure is placed with UK industry, and 9 per cent. overseas. The Department does not compile the data to break this figure for overseas expenditure down by individual countries.