§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many posts staffed by military personnel within his Department have been civilianised in each of the last three years. [55819]
§ Mr. SpellarThe first year that a centrally managed count of civilianised posts was undertaken was 1995. In that year, aggregate figures were collated in respect of the number of posts civilianised since 1990. Since that time, annual totals have been assembled in December of each year. The latest available figures are:
Year Number 1990–95 2,800 1996 1,143 1997 847