Defence Export Services Organisation

HC Deb 01 July 1992 vol 210 cc649-50W

Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff of the Defence Export Services Organisation are engaged in the administration of the Al Yamamah and Anglo-Malaysian defence exports contracts.

Mr. Aitken

A total of 230 staff are engaged in the administration of the Al Yamamah programme, and 24 in the Malaysian project. These offices arc separately established and operate on a self financing basis; the numbers are therefore in addition to those I gave to the hon. Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. Banks) on 18 June, Official Report, column 671.

Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff of the Defence Export Services Organisation are engaged on the administration of the International Military Services organisation.

Mr. Aitken

There are none.