§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many people he estimates are employed in firms supplying equipment to the Ministry of Defence.
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§ Dr. GilbertWe estimate that about 200,000 men are employed on the research and development and production work for the Ministry of Defence by firms in the defence industries. I regret that the information on numbers currently employed on civil work in defence industries is not available.