§ Mrs. Ann CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many civilians in each of the standard age groups were employed in his Department in(a) 1979 and (b) 1999. [104021]
§ Dr. MoonieA breakdown by age group of the number of civilians employed by the Ministry of Defence on 1 April 1999 is given in the table. Corresponding information for 1979 is not readily available and could be produced only at disproportionate cost. A breakdown by age group for the whole Civil Service is provided within the annual publication "Civil Service Statistics", available from the Library of the House.
Civilian personnel employed by Ministry of Defence at 1 April 1999 Thousand (Full time equivalent) Age group Males Females Total 16–19 1.0 0.4 1.4 20–24 2.8 2.0 4.8 25–59 5.9 4.0 9.9 30–34 8.6 5.1 13.8 35–39 9.6 4.9 14.5 40–44 9.9 4.2 13.9 45–49 9.9 4.2 14.1 50+ 24.7 8.7 33.4 Unknown 2.4 0.0 2.5 Total 74.7 33.6 108.3 Notes:
1. Data may not sum to totals due to rounding
2. Data includes 5.3 thousand FTE MoD staff who are on secondments, maternity leave, unpaid leave, career breaks.
Source:
Defence Analytical Services Agency