§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current regional distribution of jobs in the MOD clothing organisation; and if he will make a statement on the future location of that organisation.
§ Mr. HanleyThe recently formed Defence Clothing and Textiles Authority is headed by the director of clothing and textiles, whose headquarters is based in Andover and his staff are currently located as follows:
Location Total staff employed Andover 53.5 Bath 23.0 Bicester 101.0 Colchester 135.0 Didcot 134.5 Glasgow 56.0 Harrogate 13.0 Manchester 8.0 Sheffield 8.0 Proposals for the future location of the DCTA are currently being considered by my Department.