§ Mr. Bishopasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many firms in the United Kingdom are engaged directly or indirectly on the building of the Polaris force; and what is the estimate of the number employed thereon.
§ Mr. MasonIn addition to the four major contractors there are about 550 principal sub-contractors engaged on the Polaris programme in the United Kingdom.
To answer the second part of my hon. Friend's Question would involve a great deal of work which I do not think would be justified.