HC Deb 20 February 1987 vol 110 c872W
Mr. O'Neill

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Ministry of Defence civil servants currently employed in Scotland were recruited locally.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The information required on local recruitment of Ministry of Defence civilians in Scotland is not held centrally, and could only be made available at disproportionate cost.

Mr. O'Neill

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the number of (a) male and (b) female civil servants employed by the Ministry of Defence in Scotland.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The numbers of male and female full-time equivalent civilian staff employed by the Ministry of Defence in Scotland at 1 January 1987, excluding casual staff, were 14,953 males and 3,177 females.