HC Deb 17 December 1997 vol 303 cc213-4W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many defence procurement jobs there are in(a) England and (b) Wales; and if he will make a statement. [20331]

Mr. Spellar

I assume the hon. Member's question refers to jobs in the Procurement Executive (PE) of the Ministry of Defence. At 1 April 1997 there were 6,199 PE posts in England and one PE post in Wales. The single post in Wales was transferred to England at the end of August 1997.