§ Mr. Edgeasked the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of the defence budget is spent annually in each of the standard regions of the British Isles.
§ Mr. MasonThe broad percentages for 1973–74—the latest available year—were: England, 77½ per cent.; Scotland, 6½ per cent.; Wales, 2½ per cent.; Northern Ireland, 2¾ per cent.
The remainder was spent overseas.