§ Mr. Russell BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment she has made of the number of defence-related jobs in Scotland. [73582]
§ Mrs. McGuireIn 2000 (the latest year for which figures are available) the total deployment of defence personnel in Scotland was 24,400 of whom 15,100 were service personnel and 9,300 were civilian employees. This represents around 9.2per cent. of UK defence personnel deployment.