§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give a regional breakdown of his Department's expenditure on(a) hospitality, (b) stationery and (c) travel in the last year for which figures are available. [30072]
§ Dr. ReidThe information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list expenditure on(a) defence procurement, (b) research and development, (c) running costs and (d) service wages and costs for (i) London, (ii) the South East of England, (iii) England, (iv) Scotland, (v) Wales and (vi) Northern Ireland in the last year for which figures are available. [30131]
§ Dr. ReidMy Department collects only a limited amount of information about spending in the various regions of the UK. Table 1.9 ofDefence Statistics 1997, a copy of which is in the Library of the House, provides a breakdown, by region, of total expenditure by the MOD on defence equipment. No similar breakdown of expenditure on running costs or service pay is available.