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Written question asked by Douglas Ross (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 November 2019 (named day). It was answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative) on Monday, 4 November 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence: Moray

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the local economy in Moray constituency of (a) spending and (b) investment by (i) his Department and (ii) the armed forces since 2015.

Answer

The Ministry of Defence's (MOD) over-riding priority is to provide national security for the UK as a whole and its extensive regional footprint exists to provide UK national security.

Spending or investment decisions are appraised on the basis of costs and benefits to UK society overall irrespective of the location of the expenditure, as required by HM Treasury Green Book.

The department does not routinely undertake assessments of the effect of national spending or investment decisions on local economies.

MOD Regional Expenditure with UK Industry and Commerce and Supported Employment is published at the Government Office Regional level as a National Statistic at the following link:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/774871/Finance_and_economics_annual_statistical_bulletin_201718.pdf

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
7761
Session
2019-19
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Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Armed forces Public expenditure Ministry of Defence Moray
Link
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