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1588028

registered interest
date	14/02/2023
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Defence: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Scotland Office, what assessment he has made of the impact of the level of defence spending in Scotland on the Scottish economy.
tabling member constituency	Bolsover
tabling member printed	Mark Fletcher
uin	903697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>Defence spend contributes significantly to delivering thousands of high-skilled jobs and investment in Scotland, not least through shipbuilding at which we are a world leader.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures show that in 2021/22, MoD expenditure with industry and commerce in Scotland totalled more than £2 billion.</p><p> </p><p>That is the equivalent of £370 per person and higher than the average of £310 per person for the whole UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk answering member printed John Lamont grouped question UIN 903692 question first answered 22/02/2023 14:14:55 answering member 4608 label Biography information for John Lamont
tabling member	4774 label Biography information for Mark Fletcher

1588030

registered interest
date	14/02/2023
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Defence: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Scotland Office, what assessment he has made of the impact of the level of defence spending in Scotland on the Scottish economy.
tabling member constituency	Broadland
tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
uin	903692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>Defence spend contributes significantly to delivering thousands of high-skilled jobs and investment in Scotland, not least through shipbuilding at which we are a world leader.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures show that in 2021/22, MoD expenditure with industry and commerce in Scotland totalled more than £2 billion.</p><p> </p><p>That is the equivalent of £370 per person and higher than the average of £310 per person for the whole UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk answering member printed John Lamont grouped question UIN 903697 question first answered 22/02/2023 14:14:55 answering member 4608 label Biography information for John Lamont
tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1565765

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Defence: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on Scotland’s role in the defence and security of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
uin	902940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>Scotland Office Ministers have regular discussions with the Ministry of Defence on all matters relating to defence in Scotland.</p><p>This includes the critical role of our armed forces’ presence at our strategic bases in Scotland, RAF Lossiemouth and Faslane, which are vital to maintaining the security of the UK and our NATO allies.</p> answering member constituency Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk answering member printed John Lamont question first answered 11/01/2023 14:44:56 answering member 4608 label Biography information for John Lamont
tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

1197293

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Defence: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support the defence sector in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Antony Higginbotham
uin	902850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>The Scotland Office, the Secretary of State for Scotland, and I are all in frequent contact with stakeholders across the Scottish defence sector to ensure their valuable perspective is heard and understood.</p><p> </p><p>In my Moray constituency, Kinloss Barracks and RAF Lossiemouth have remained busy supporting the efforts to fight COVID-19 and to continue to protect our country. So I place on record our thanks to them for all their efforts.</p> answering member constituency Moray answering member printed Douglas Ross question first answered 20/05/2020 13:58:29 answering member 4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross
tabling member	4833 label Biography information for Antony Higginbotham

1006020

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2018 to Question 188235 on Defence: Scotland and with reference to the Scottish Government's document entitled Government Expenditure & Revenue Scotland 2017-18, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of disaggregating his Department's data on defence spending in Scotland to separate resource and capital expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	190941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>We do not collate data on total Defence spending figures for Scotland (or any other part of the UK) and, therefore, it cannot be disaggregated to separate resource and capital expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/11/2018 16:36:10 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

1001938

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2018 to Question 907182 on Defence: Scotland, if he will estimate the total defence spending by (a) current and (b) capital expenditure in Scotland in each year for which information is available since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	188235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Our regional analyses do not provide a breakdown on whether defence spending relates to resource or capital expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/11/2018 15:51:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

994025

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the (a) amount and (b) proportion of the defence budget that was spent in Scotland in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	183357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not hold total Defence expenditure figures for Scotland (or any other part of the UK) and, therefore, cannot calculate the proportion of the Defence budget spent in Scotland. However, regional statistics on Defence expenditure with industry in Scotland, and other parts of the UK, are publicly available.</p><p>These statistics can be found here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-201617</p><p>It must be noted that Defence expenditure with industry is only a portion of total Defence expenditure in the region.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 30/10/2018 15:17:50 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

992611

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the change in real terms defence spending in Scotland since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	907182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence (MOD) expenditure with Scottish industry has increased in real terms from £1.372 billion in 2013-14 to £1.592 billion in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>The number of jobs supported by MOD expenditure with industry in Scotland currently stands at 10,500, and this has increased every year since 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/10/2018 15:46:42 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

931361

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of investment in land equipment programmes on the Scottish defence industry.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	157796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The Defence Industry in Scotland continues to play an important role in delivering cutting-edge capabilities for our Armed Forces. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) publishes regional expenditure statistics, although these are not broken down by defence programme. In 2016-17, the MOD spent £1.592 billion with UK Industry and commerce in Scotland, sustaining 10,500 jobs. Further details can be found at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-201617" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-201617</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 02/07/2018 15:32:11 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

857023

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of defence industry jobs have been located mainly in Scotland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	131535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of jobs in Scotland supported by Ministry of Defence (MOD) expenditure with UK industry and commerce. The MOD has only collected and published this data for each financial year since 2013/14, and so it is only available for the past four years.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Jobs in Scotland Supported by MOD Expenditure with UK Industry and Commerce </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>9,000</p></td><td><p>9,800</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td><td><p>10,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Note: Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100 jobs.</em></p><p> </p><p>The data is taken from Table 8 in the supporting excel tables to the ‘MOD Regional Expenditure with UK Industry and Commerce and Supported Employment,2016/17’. The full table is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/684195/Excel_tables_relating_to_finance_and_economics_annual_statistical_bulletin_201617.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/684195/Excel_tables_relating_to_finance_and_economics_annual_statistical_bulletin_201617.xlsx</a></p><p>Information on how the figures were calculated can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-index</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 16/03/2018 13:30:46 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman