§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list in the Official Report the number of service personnel located in Scotland by virtue of port basing but who are resident elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Freeman5,419 Royal Navy personnel are currently serving on ships base ported in Scotland. It would not be possible without disproportionate effort to determine how many are resident elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report a breakdown of the total annual wage bill paid to service personnel based in Scotland for each of the past four years.
§ Mr. FreemanAnnual wage bills are not maintained by geographical area. The following is an estimate for the financial years 1983–84 to 1986–87 inclusive:
£ million 1983–84 151.4 1984–85 169.0 1985–86 181.9 1986–87 192.3
§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list in the Official Report the total amount of wages paid to Ministry of Defence service personnel included in the Scottish regional total but who are resident elsewhere in the United Kingdom for each of the past four years.
§ Mr. FreemanThis information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.