§ Mr. Tom HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of jobs in Scotland(a) directly and (b) indirectly dependent on defence expenditure. [61969]
§ Mr. IngramThe most recent figures published by the Defence Analytical Services Agency (DASA) indicate that there are 9,044 civilian personnel and 14,460 service personnel directly employed by the Ministry of Defence in Scotland. The most recent figures for civilian and service personnel are from April 2002 and July 2001 respectively.
It is estimated that around 6,000 people are supported by the placement of MOD contracts in Scotland. This is the most recent figure available and relates to the year 1998–99.
203WAt present, we do not have any figures to suggest how many people are supported by MOD work that has been sub-contracted to Scottish firms.
It is difficult to estimate the indirect jobs that MOD generates and we are currently reviewing our multiplier methodology. As a rule of thumb, using a multiplier of 0.5, a further 14,752 people may be indirectly supported by the MOD presence in Scotland both through firms which supply goods and services to MOD/contractor establishments in Scotland (indirect jobs), and through consumer spending by MOD/contractor employees in the country (induced effects).