§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list in descending order the amount spent on the total defence budget per head in each United Kingdom region in 1995–96. [22032]
§ Dr. ReidTotal defence expenditure cannot be broken down by region. However, "Defence Statistics 1997", a copy of which is in the Library, contains information on the deployment of service personnel and Ministry of Defence civilian staff in the regions. It also provides a breakdown of equipment expenditure by region and estimates of employment dependent on such expenditure. In 1995–96, per capita spending on defence by the United Kingdom was estimated at £367.