HC Deb 15 February 1999 vol 325 cc488-93W
Mr. Chaytor

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the total number of staff(a) in his Department and (b) in each of the agencies for which he is responsible and their location in (i) London, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) each of the English regions. [70482]

Mr. Doug Henderson

At 1 July 1998, the latest date for which comprehensive data are available, the number of UK regular forces and UK based permanent civilian personnel was as follows:

UK based permanent civilian personnel
Government office regions All Great Britain London Wales Scotland North East North West Merseyside
Defence Dental Agency 147 8 4 1 1 4
Medical Supply Agency 236 1 7
Pay and Personnel Agency 853 257
Defence Bills Agency 706 705
Defence Codification Agency 111 110
Naval Manning Agency 99 2
Defence Intelligence and Security Centre 130 4
Army Personnel Centre 1,062 8 1,049
Ships Support Agency 2,305 1 25 156
RAF Personnel Management Agency 237 3
Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency 108 1
Defence Vetting Agency 335 175 7 1 2 2
Medical Training Organisation 101 7
Specialist Procurement Services 798 110 71 13 125 27
UK based permanent civilian personnel
Government office regions Yorks & Humberside East Midlands West Midlands Eastern South East South West
MoD Total1 3,154 2,815 8,522 6,683 24,102 23,587
MoD Non-Agency 1,472 1,448 1,874 3,916 7,309 11,538
Agencies
UK Hydrographic Office 5 766
Meteorological Office 45 42 29 66 1,446 64
Defence Evaluation and Research Agency 19 1,826 371 4,358 2,214
Military Survey 85 1
RAF Maintenance Group Defence Agency 9 1,013 41 3
Service Children's Education 3 7
Duke of York's Royal Military School 103
Queen Victoria School
Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation 1,125 3
Defence Analytical Services Agency 10 65
Defence Postal and Courier Service 3 7 14 28 15
Army Base Repair Organisation 157 4 1,034 178 209 844
Defence Animal Centre 59
Defence Secondary Care Agency 135 5 450 10
Ministry of Defence Police 77 21 172 419 1,014 610
Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre 158
Naval Recruiting and Training Agency 1 5 5 2 814 240
RAF Training Group Defence Agency 227 463 593 47 193 322
Army Training and Recruitment Agency 895 56 122 101 2,001 997
Logistic Information Systems Agency 186 1
Defence Communications Service Agency 17 1 105 190
Defence Estates Organisation 64 10 297 255 165 167
Naval Bases and Supplies Agency 313 1 2,086 1,862
RAF Logistics Support Services 1 364 1
RAF Signals Engineering Establishment 106 415
Disposal Sales Agency 1
Defence Clothing and Textile Agency 154 345 4
Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency 33 113 1,236 26 1,262 319
Defence Transport and Movements Executive 5 96
Army Technical Support Authority 96 111 1 124 12
Defence Dental Agency 12 4 7 12 69 19
Medical Supply Agency 3 1 1 1 29 193
Pay and Personnel Agency 144 452
Defence Bills Agency 1
Defence Codification Agency 1
Naval Manning Agency 97
Defence Intelligence and Security Centre 18 108
Army Personnel Centre 4 1
Ships Support Agency 86 2,037
RAF Personnel Management Agency 234
Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency 59 48
Defence Vetting Agency 4 6 2 5 60 71
Medical Training Organisation 94
Specialist Procurement Services 9 21 43 22 79 278
UK based regular forces
Government office regions All Great Britain London Wales Scotland North East North West Merseyside
MoD Total1 162,007 7,385 3,245 14,208 1,415 1,511 224
MoD Non-Agency 135,012 6,773 1,015 12,514 1,377 1,375 181
Agencies
UK Hydrographic Office 5
Meteorological Office
Defence Evaluation and Research Agency 310
Military Survey 292 27
RAF Maintenance Group Defence Agency 2,268 1,764
Service Children's Education
Duke of York's Royal Military School 1
Queen Victoria School
Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation
Defence Analytical Services Agency
Defence Postal and Courier Service 201 201
Army Base Repair Organisation 9
Defence Animal Centre 110
Defence Secondary Care Agency 1,429 14 1
Ministry of Defence Police 6 1
Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre 317
Naval Recruiting and Training Agency 3,258 64 15 143 9 10 8
RAF Training Group Defence Agency 3,907 17 356 42 10 16 25
Army Training and Recruitment Agency 7,396 51 67 318 16 23 10
Logistic Information Systems Agency 42
Defence Communications Service Agency 818 34 18 55
Defence Estates Organisation 4 1
Naval Bases and Supplies Agency 2,295 1 840
RAF Logistics Support Services 528 3 5 61
RAF Signals Engineering Establishment 325
Disposal Sales Agency 1 1
Defence Clothing and Textile Agency 19
Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency 375 24
Defence Transport and Movements Executive 81
Army Technical Support Authority 271 7
Defence Dental Agency 573 36 10 48 3 2
Medical Supply Agency 27
Pay and Personnel Agency
Defence Bills Agency
Defence Codification Agency
Naval Manning Agency 178
Defence Intelligence and Security Centre 395
Army Personnel Centre 239 227
Ships Support Agency 445 15
RAF Personnel Management Agency 214
Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency 181
Defence Vetting Agency
Medical Training Organisation 475 154
Specialist Procurement Services
UK based regular forces
Government office regions Yorks & Humberside East Midlands West Midlands Eastern South East South West
MoD Total1 12,092 6,957 4,694 16,258 49,587 44,431
MoD Non-Agency 10,526 5,847 2,458 14,098 39,147 39,692
Agencies
UK Hydrographic Office 5
Meteorological Office
Defence Evaluation and Research Agency 31 96 181
Military Survey 265
RAF Maintenance Group Defence Agency 4 467 30 3
Service Children's Education
Duke of York's Royal Military School 1
Queen Victoria School
Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation
Defence Analytical Services Agency
Defence Postal and Courier Service
Army Base Repair Organisation 9
Defence Animal Centre 110
Defence Secondary Care Agency 217 129 936 132
UK based regular forces
Government office regions Yorks & Humberside East Midlands West Midlands Eastern South East South West
Ministry of Defence Police 5
Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre 317
Naval Recruiting and Training Agency 8 5 118 9 2,112 757
RAF Training Group Defence Agency 295 884 981 22 750 509
Army Training and Recruitment Agency 975 16 324 427 3,993 1,175
Logistic Information Systems Agency 42
Defence Communications Service Agency 46 81 314 270
Defence Estates Organisation 3
Naval Bases and Supplies Agency 1 1 595 857
RAF Logistics Support Services 2 436 2 19
RAF Signals Engineering Establishment 60 265
Disposal Sales Agency
Defence Clothing and Textile Agency 19
Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency 189 103 59
Defence Transport and Movements Executive 15 66
Army Technical Support Authority 115 149
Defence Dental Agency 24 29 23 49 241 108
Medical Supply Agency 1 2 1 23
Pay and Personnel Agency
Defence Bills Agency
Defence Codification Agency
Naval Manning Agency 178
Defence Intelligence and Security Centre 354 41
Army Personnel Centre 12
Ships Support Agency 117 313
RAF Personnel Management Agency 214
Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency 77 104
Defence Vetting Agency
Medical Training Organisation 321
Specialist Procurement Services
1 Covers UK regular forces and UK based permanent civilian personnel counted in the official Ministry of Defence civil service figures. Excludes Gurkhas and recalled reservists specially mobilised for service in the former Yugoslavia, UK based casual civilian personnel, and UK based permanent civilian personnel whose salaries are paid for, or re-imbursed by, other non Ministry of Defence organisations (such as NATO and USAF).