§ Mr. McBrideasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many defence contracts were placed in Wales in 1963; what were the amounts of this and of national defence expenditure, respectively, in terms of £ sterling; what was the number of people employed in these contracts; and what percentage this figure represents of the total number of people employed nationally on defence contracts.
§ Mr. ThorneycroftA total of 1,708 defence contracts were placed in Wales in the year 1963–64 to the value of about
DATES ON WHICH FIRING NOTICES WERE NOT IN OPERATION Range April May June July Willsworthy … 21 1–7, 10, 14–18, 21,22 6,7,11, 12,14–18, 21, 28, 29 1,2,9, 12, 18–21 Oakhampton … 3–6, 8, 10–12,18,22,23,25–29 1–10, 14–18,20–25,27,29–31 1–7, 13–15, 17–21,23–28 1–5, 10–12, 18–21 Merrivale … 1–5, 10–12, 14, 15,16,18,19,25,26 1–10, 14–18, 23, 24, 30, 31 6, 7, 12, 13–18, 20–22, 27, 28 1–5, 10–12, 18–20 Rippon Tor … 1–4, 11–30 1,2,7, 11, 13, 14–22, 26–29 1,3,4,6, 14, 20, 21,27–30 10, 11, 13–17, 18–21 In accordance with usual practice, firing notices for the period from now until the end of September will be notified in the local Press in the uesual way.