§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide a breakdown of the defence budget by amount spent in each of the regions of the United Kingdom(a) in cash terms and (b) as a percentage of the total, ranked according to percentage per region. [15937]
§ Dr. ReidMinistry of Defence budgetary data are not maintained in manner which would allow the regional analysis requested. However, estimates of the value of defence expenditure on equipment by UK region are given in "UK Defence Statistics 1997", Table 1.9, a copy of which is in the House of Commons Library.