HC Deb 17 December 2001 vol 377 cc70-1W
Linda Perham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that are dependent on defence spending in the Ilford, North constituency. [22293]

Dr. Moonie

There were 24 regular armed forces personnel employed at 1 July 2000 within the local area authority of Redbridge, of which the Ilford, North constituency is a part. In addition to these there are a number of Territorial Army personnel, and within Ilford there were fewer than 10 Ministry of Defence (MOD) civilians at the same date.

In addition to this direct employment, the MOD supports a significant number of defence related jobs in industry throughout the UK.