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Written question asked by Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru) on Monday, 8 December 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 December 1997. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 December 1997 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many defence procurement jobs there are in (a) England and (b) Wales. - Inc fig.
Answer

Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many defence procurement jobs there are in (a) England and (b) Wales; and if he will make a statement. [20331] Mr. Spellar: I assume the hon. Member's question refers to jobs in the Procurement Executive (PE) of the Ministry of Defence. At 1 April 1997 there were 6,199 PE posts in England and one PE post in Wales. The single post in Wales was transferred to England at the end of August 1997.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
20331; 303 c214W
Session
1997-98
Subjects
Defence Procurement Staff Procurement Executive
Contains statistics
Yes