Defence: Scotland
(asked on 22nd October 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
What estimate he has made of the change in real terms defence spending in Scotland since 2010.
Answered by
Stuart Andrew
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
This question was answered on 22nd October 2018
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.
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.