HC Deb 08 November 1989 vol 159 c655W
Mr. Devlin

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will estimate the value of defence procurement in the northern region.

Mr. Neubert

Table 6.9 in volume II of the "Statement on the Defence Estimates 1989" (SDE) shows that in 1986–87, the latest year for which figures are available, equipment expenditure of some £500 million was recorded against locations in the northern region of England. The assumptions which underlie the calculations are explained in an essay on pages 61–62 of SDE 88 volume II.