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Defence: West Midlands

Commons · Question 36742 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 17 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Preet Kaur Gill

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of the defence sector in (a) Birmingham, Edgbaston, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midlands to the UK economy.

Answer

Answered by Maria Eagle, 17 Mar 2025

The Ministry of Defence generally holds data at a regional level and, therefore, cannot make this kind of assessment for either Edgbaston or Birmingham specifically. However, the defence sector in the West Midlands makes a significant contribution to the ...