asked the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of the total United Kingdom defence contracts in money terms have been allocated to Scotland in each of the years from 1970 to 1976.

The proportion of the total United Kingdom defence contracts in money terms which have been placed with firms in Scotland in each of the financial years from 1970 to 1976 was as follows:

				Per cent.
1969–70	…	…	…	5·3
1970–71	…	…	…	5·1
1971–72	…	…	…	5·0
1972–73	…	…	…	5·0
1973–74	…	…	…	4·1
1974–75	…	…	…	4·4
1975–76	…	…	…	6·9

We have no details of sub-contract work placed in Scotland by defence contractors outside Scotland, or of subcontract work placed outside Scotland by defence contractors in Scotland.