§ Mr. Norman Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many people are employed by the Defence Sales Organisation; and what proportion travel abroad in a representational capacity.
§ Mr. LeeThe Defence Export Services Organisation—previously called the Defence Sales Organisation—
138Wanalysis is of single people and married couples paying income tax in each year. The quantiles are determined by reference to tax liability. The figures are based on the surveys of personal incomes for years up to 1983–84. For subsequent years, they are based on projections from the 1983–84 survey and are therefore provisional.
currently employs some 260 staff including service personnel. Approximately 30 per cent. of these travelled abroad on business in 1985.
§ Mr. Norman Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the countries which his Defence Sales Organisation has visited during 1985; and what were the total sales achieved during the year.
§ Mr. LeeThe countries visited on business by staff of the Defence Export Services Organisation during 1985 were as follows:
Algeria Kenya Bahrain Kuwait Belgium Malaysia Brazil Netherlands Brunei Oman Cameroon Pakistan China Qatar Cyprus Saudi Arabia Ecuador Singapore Egypt Spain Finland South Korea France Sweden Federal Republic of Germany Switzerland Gabon Thailand Greece Turkey Hong Kong United Arab Emirate India United States of America Indonesia Venezuela Italy Yugoslavia Japan Zimbabwe Jordan The total value of receipts from exports of identified defence equipment in 1985 was £813 million.
§ Mr. Norman Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence if it is customary for the Defence Sales Organisation to inform the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation of its contracts and supply arrangements.