§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total expenditure by his Department on the Isle of Wight in 1994–95 broken down by category. [16775]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotThe information is not available in the form requested. However, there are no MOD establishments or employees, service or civilian, on the Isle of Wight. Sixteen defence contractors on the island received payments direct from MOD, totalling some £32 million in 1994–95; details of payments to individual firms are commercially confidential. Payments by defence prime contractors to their subcontractors are not included in the figure.