§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many civilian employees have left the armed services in each year since 1974;
(2) how many civilian employees have left the Army in each year since 1974;
(3) how many people have joined the Army as civilian employees in each year since 1974;
(4) how many people have joined the armed services as civilian employees in each year since 1974;
(5) how many civilians were employed in the Army in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. SainsburyThere are no civilians employed in the armed services. Ministry of Defence civil servants work in support of the armed services and the following tables show the numbers of full-time equivalent United Kingdom-based civilian staff, excluding casuals, in the MOD as a whole, in the three service Departments taken together and in the Army Department alone on 1 April for330W each year from 1974 to 1987 and for 1 March 1988, the latest date for which information is available, together with the available details on intake to and outflow from these areas for the 1985–86 and 1986–87 financial years and for the 1987–88 financial year to 1 March 1988. Such data were not available prior to 1985–86 and the figures given exclude data in respect of a small proportion of staff whose records are not held centrally.
Ministry of Defence United Kingdom based civilian staff1 As at 1 April Total In navy, army and air force departments In army department 1974 248,876.0 173,786.0 66,626.0 1975 247,600.0 167,511.0 65,031.0 1976 244,547.0 165,576.0 63,531.0 1977 235,905.0 160,699.0 61,108.0 1978 227,506.0 156,269.0 59,131.0 1979 224,697.0 155,365.0 58,730.0 1980 218,026.0 150,181.0 56,018.0 1981 208,761.0 144,501.0 53,097.0 1982 197,491.0 136,358.0 50,279.0 1983 190,334.0 133,557.0 49,440.0 1984 181,183.0 126,241.0 47,564.0 1985 174,077.0 122,062.0 46,267.5 1986 169,462.5 119,203.5 45,673.5 1987 164,002.5 115,346.0 43,489.0 19882 144,315.5 96,777.0 42,283.0 1 Full time equivalent staff, excluding casual employees and royal ordnance factory staff. 2 Figure is for 1 March 1988.
Intake of United Kingdom civilian staff1 During In total To navy, army and air force departments To army department 1985–86 13,874.0 10,463.0 5,443.5 1986–87 13,889.0 10,075.5 4,757.0 1987–882 12,688.5 9,345.5 4,939.5 1 Intake from outside MOD, including transfers from other Government Departments. 2 Up to 1 March 1988.
Outflow of United Kingdom based civilian staff1 During In total From navy, army and air force departments From army department 1985–86 17,925.5 12,999.5 6,037.5 1986–87 18,455.0 14,206.0 6,572.0 1987–882 331,441.5 327,395.5 5,861.5 1 Outflow to outside MOD, including transfers to other Government Departments. 2 Up to 1 March 1988. 3 Includes 16,546 staff lost through the contractorisation of the Devonport and Rosyth dockyards.
§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many deaths by suicide have been recorded among civilian employees on defence contracts in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. SainsburyNo record of deaths of civilian employees of defence contractors is kept by my Department.