§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the reduction of his Department's employment in Hampshire arising from reductions in the Defence Research Agency.
§ Mr. AitkenThis is a matter delegated to the Defence Research Agency under its framework document. I have therefore asked the chief executive to reply direct to the hon. Member.
Letter from J. Chisholm to Mr. John Denham, dated 20 January 1993:
In today's written answer the Minister of State for Defence Procurement informed you that I would be replying directly to your question of what estimate he has made of the reduction of his Department's employment in Hampshire arising from reductions in the Defence Research Agency.I estimate that DRA job losses in Hampshire will be in the region of 700.I hope you will find this information useful.
§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for defence what was the total number of personnel employed by his Department whose place of work was located in Hampshire in each year since 1987.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe total number of Ministry of Defence personnel employed in Hampshire in each year since 1987 is as follows:
Year Service personnel MOD civilians1 1987 38,543 22,275 1988 37,904 21,336 1989 36,715 20,495 1990 34,254 20,642 1991 33,412 20,146 1992 31,742 19,598 All figures are as at 1 July. 1 Excludes casual staff.