§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff in his Department work in(a) the West Midlands and (b) North Staffordshire. [146915]
§ Mr. CaplinThe number of civilian and Service personnel working in the West Midlands and Staffordshire are detailed as follows:
West Midlands Government Office
Region
Staffordshire1 Civilian Staff as at 1 November 20032
4,790 3800 Service personnel as at 1 July 20024
6,740 1,080 1 The Department does not hold information on staff based in the North Staffordshire area. 2 Figures are for permanent industrial and non-industrial staff, excluding Royal Fleet Auxiliary, those on career breaks, long-term sick, secondments etc. 3 The civilian figure for Staffordshire is an approximation as the Department does not routinely publish data below Government Office Region level. 4 Figures are taken from Tri-Service Publication 10, last published in July 02.