§ Mr. SoamesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the cost of maintaining United Kingdom Land Command headquarters at Wilton is for 2003–04; [162570]
551W(2) how many (a) service and (b) civilian personnel were employed at the United Kingdom Land Command headquarters in Wilton (i) in 2000, (ii) in 2001, (iii) in 2002 and (iv) at the latest available date. [162569]
§ Mr. IngramThe annual cost of maintaining Headquarters Land Command for the financial year 2003–04 is estimated at £350 million. This figure includes pay, utilities, IT and other costs of those elements at Wilton that form the Headquarters. Where possible, the costs of lodger units based at the site have been excluded.
The numbers of military and civilian personnel included within the above costs are:
Military Civilian 2001–01 537 626 2001–02 532 630 2002–03 413 639 2003–04 360 625
§ Mr. SoamesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many troops were under the command of UK Land Command in(a) 2002 and (b) 2003. [162571]
§ Mr. IngramThe number of troops under the command of Land Command in April 2003 and April 2004 was 73,030 and 77,580 respectively. The increase is primarily owing to the call out of reservists for operations overseas.