§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of his Department's civilian staff were(a) working in and (b) based in Wales in (i) 2002–03 and (ii) 2003–04; and if he will make a statement. [137312]
§ Mr. CaplinI will write to the hon. Member and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
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§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the changes in Ministry of Defence staff in Wales for each quarter since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [137305]
§ Mr. CaplinStaffing levels and changes for Ministry of Defence staff in Wales (full-time equivalent figures for industrial and non-industrial, permanent staff, excluding Royal Fleet Auxiliaries and those on career breaks, long term sick leave, secondments etc.):
Date Civilian staff Change October 2003 3,950 -30 July 2003 3,970 -200 April 2003 4,170 -40 January 2003 4,210 -10 October 2002 4,220 -50 July 2002 4,270 -160 April 2002 4,430 +50 January 2002 4,390 +10 October 2001 4,380 -10 July 2001 4,390 -390 April 2001 4,780 -110 January 2001 4,890 -10 October 2000 4,900 -20 July 2000 4,920 -60 April 2000 4,970 +290 January 20001 4,690 -40 October 19991 4,720 -300 July 1999 5,020 -70 April 1999 5,100 +340 January 19991 4,760 -330 October 1998 5,090 +50 July 19981 4,670 -370 April 1998 5,050 +90 January 1998 4,950 +40 October 1997 4,920 +90 July 1997 4,830 -60 April 1997 4,890 -60 January 1997 4,840 — 1 Breakdown by location was not available for DSTL in these months. Notes
1.This includes Trading Fund staff.
2. Full-time equivalent is a measure of the size of the work force that takes account of the fact that some people work part-time.
3.Changes are calculated from unrounded data, and then rounded to the nearest 10.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff are employed in Wales by(a) his Department and (b) executive agencies responsible to his Department; where these staff are located; and how many staff are employed in (i) England, (ii) London and the South-East, (iii) Scotland, (iv) Northern Ireland and (v) United Kingdom in total. [137306]
§ Mr. CaplinThe number of civilian staff employed in Wales (full-time equivalent figures for industrial and non-industrial, permanent staff, excluding Royal Fleet Auxiliaries and those on career breaks, long term sick leave, secondments etc.), by the Department and by executive agencies as at 1 April 2003 is set out in the following table.
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Civilian staff employed as at 1 April 2003 Army Personnel Centre — Army Training And Recruiting Agency 140 British Forces Post Office 10
Civilian staff employed as at 1 April 2003 Defence Communication Service Agency 10 Defence Dental Agency — Defence Estates 20 Defence Housing Executive 10 Defence Procurement Agency — Defence Storage And Distribution Agency 190 Ministry of Defence (Excluding Agencies) 790 Ministry of Defence Police — Naval Recruiting And Training Agency 10 RAF Training Group Defence Agency 140 Veterans Agency 10 Total (excluding Trading Funds) 1,350 Trading Funds: ABRO 20 Defence Aviation Repair Agency 2,770 Defence Science And Technology Laboratory — Meteorological Office 40 Total (including Trading Funds) 4,170 Notes
Those Agencies and Trading Funds that are not referred to do not have staff employed in Wales. Data have been rounded to the nearest 10 and those with fewer than five staff are recorded as '—'. Detailed data on staff locations is not held centrally and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The number of staff employed by the Department (full-time equivalent figures for industrial and non-industrial, permanent staff, excluding Royal Fleet Auxiliaries, Locally Engaged Staff and those on career breaks, long term sick leave, secondments etc.) as at 1 April 2003 is set out in the following table.
Region Civilian staff employed as at 1 April 2003 Trading Fund staff UK (including unallocated) 72,320 11,920 England 58,240 8,270 London 6,410 660 South East 14,280 3,490 Scotland 6,510 610 Wales 1,350 2,830 Northern Ireland 3,280 30 Unallocated 2,940 190 Full-time equivalent is a measure of the size of the work force that takes account of the fact that some people work part-time.