§ Mr. Mike Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the value of defence contracts carried out in each of the standard regions of England and in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, respectively, in the most recent convenient period of time.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe values of defence contracts placed with firms in these areas were as follows for the financial year 1974–75:
£ million England Northern 18 Yorkshire and Humberside 46 East Midlands 186 West Midlands 117 North West 77 South West 171 South East 490 East Anglia 27 England total £1,132 Wales 36 Scotland 55 Northern Ireland 13 United Kingdom total £1236 It is not possible to give similar figures for defence contracts carried out or completed.