To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to Pendle constituency, the effects on Pendle of his Department's policies and activities since 2nd May 1997.

The Ministry of Defence has a small presence within Pendle, in the form of an Army Cadet Force centre at Barnoldswick, this has not undergone any significant changes since 1997.

Since 2 May 1997, the Department has placed a number of contracts with companies based within Pendle, most notably with Euravia Engineering & Supply Co of Barnoldswick and TUF Tools Ltd. of Colne.