HC Deb 20 February 1987 vol 110 c872W
Mr. O'Neill

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel are currently employed in Scotland.

Mr. Freeman

The number of United Kingdom service personnel deployed in Scotland on 1 January 1987 was 20,846. This figure includes RN/RM personnel serving on ships whose home port is in Scotland and which were in home waters on 1 January 1987.