Ministry of Defence: Staff
(asked on 28th August 2020) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff are employed in the defence and aerospace industry by his Department's contractors and sub-contractors in the constituency of (a) Wolverhampton North East, (b) South East Cambridgeshire, (c) Stevenage, (d) Portsmouth North, (e) Portsmouth South, (f) Filton and Bradley Stoke, (g) Alyn and Deeside, (h) Wrexham, (i) Torfaen, (j) Islwyn, (k) Vale of Glamorgan, and (l) Paisley and Renfrewshire North.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not collate information on the defence and aerospace industry at a constituency level, or details concerning subcontractors.
The MOD estimates the number of direct jobs supported by MOD expenditure with industry and commerce at a UK national and regional level. Our latest data from the 2018-19 Financial Year is demonstrated below:
Nation and/or Region | Constituencies included | MOD Expenditure with industry and commerce in that nation and/or region (£ million) | Number of Jobs supported in that nation and/or region |
East Midlands | Ashfield; Derby South; Lincoln; Loughborough and Sherwood | 893 | 6,500 |
East of England | South East Cambridgeshire; Stevenage | 1,140 | 6,100 |
North East | Durham North West; Stockton North | 96 | 600 |
North West | Blackpool North, and Cleveleys; Burnley; Hyndburn; Pendle | 1,965 | 12,500 |
Scotland | Paisley and Renfrewshire North | 1,758 | 10,200 |
South East | Portsmouth North; Portsmouth South | 4,581 | 27,500 |
South West | Filton and Bradley Stoke | 5,184 | 32,500 |
Wales | Alyn and Deeside; Islwyn; Torfaen; Vale of Glamorgan; Wrexham | 1,086 | 7,700 |
West Midlands | Coventry North West; Wolverhampton North East | 583 | 4,300 |