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Mr. Mike Thomas
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the value of defence contracts carried out in each of the standard regions of England and in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, respectively, in the most recent convenient period of time.
Mr. William Rodgers
The values of defence contracts placed with firms in these areas were as follows for the financial year 1974–75:
| £ million | |
| England | |
| Northern | 18 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 46 |
| East Midlands | 186 |
| West Midlands | 117 |
| North West | 77 |
| South West | 171 |
| South East | 490 |
| East Anglia | 27 |
| England total | £1,132 |
| Wales | 36 |
| Scotland | 55 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 |
| United Kingdom total | £1236 |