§ Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff are employed by his Department; and what proportion of them are employed in each of the standard regions.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkAt 1 April 1990 there were 141,372.5 United Kingdom-based civilian staff employed by the Ministry of Defence. The proportional breakdown between regions in the United Kingdom was:
Per cent. South East 27.8 Northern 2.2 Yorkshire and Humberside 4.2 London 13.2 Northern Ireland 1.9 East Midlands 2.4 West Midlands 6.3 South West 21.5 North West 2.1 Wales 3.9 Scotland 8.7 East Anglia 1.8 The balance of 4 per cent. were overseas, including those at sea or in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.