§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current number of (a) Service and (b) civilian staff employed in the London headquarters of the Ministry; and by how many these totals have been reduced since 1st March 1974.
§ Dr. GilbertThe current number of Service and civilian staff employed in Ministry of Defence Headquarters is 2,850 and 15,150 respectively. The reductions made since 1st April 1974—which is the baseline for the defence review—amount to some 200 Service personnel and some 750 civilians.