§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish details of the number of jobs in the defence programme being provided in the United Kingdom and Scotland, respectively.
§ Mr. PattieThe number of people employed in the Armed Forces and as civilian staff in the Ministry of Defence (excluding the Royal ordnance factories), together with estimates of employment opportunities generated in United Kingdom industry (including the Royal ordnance factories) by the defence programme in 1981–82 are as follows:
United Kingdom Scotland Armed Forces 245,000 19,000 Civilian Staff (excluding ROFs) 186,000 18,000
Job opportunities in industry Direct employment Indirect employment Total MOD equipment programme 242,000 193,000 435,000 Other MOD spending 90,000 70,000 160,000 TOTAL 332,000 263,000 595,000 I regret that it is not possible to provide a regional breakdown of the industrial figures.
339WThe major items in the category of "other MOD spending" are construction, transport, fuel, telecommunications, food and clothing.