§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the percentage share of procurement expenditure on equipment purchased from Scotland in each of the past four financial years.
§ Mr. LeeWe estimate that the approximate proportion of defence equipment procurement expenditure spent in Scotland was as follows:
per cent. 1982–83 7 1983–84 6 1984–85 6 1985–86 6 These figures are for direct payments to main contractors and do not take account of payments made to subcontractors in Scotland. Expenditure on international collaborative projects is also excluded from these figures.