§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many serving officers broken down by service are entitled to the provision of cooks at public expense; and if he will identify the posts and locations and the estimated cost of this provision for the financial year 1994–95.
§ Mr. SoamesThe information requested is as follows:
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Serial Post Holder Royal Navy 1 1st Sea Lord 2 Vice Chief of Defence Staff 3 Commander-in-Chief Fleet 4 Chief Naval Home Command/2nd Sea Lord 5 Flag Officer Plymouth 6 Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland 7 Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic 8 United Kingdom Allied Forces South 9 Flag Officer Surface Flotilla 10 Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet 11 Commandant Joint Service Defence College 12 Assistant Chief Naval Staff/Admiral President 13 Commander British Forces Gibraltar 14 Flag Officer Portsmouth 15 Flag Officer Sea Training 16 Flag Officer Naval Aviation 17 Director General Naval Personnel Strategy and Plans 18 Commander United Kingdom Task Group 19 Flag Officer Submarines 20 Naval Secretary 21 Flag Officer Training and Recruiting
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Serial Post Holder 22 Commandant General Royal Marines 23 Medical Director General (Naval) 24 Chief of Staff Flag Officer Surface Flotilla 25 Commodore Minor War Vessels 26 Naval Base Commander/Commodore Drake 27 Commandant Royal Naval Staff College 28 Commodore Clyde 29 Naval Base Commander/Captain Nelson 30 Brigadier Commander Commando Forces 31 Chief of Staff Flag Officer Naval Aviation 32 Commodore Amphibious Warfare 33 Chief of Staff Flag Officer Plymouth 34 Captain Royal Naval Engineering College 35 Captain Admiralty Interview Board 36 Captain Britannia Royal Naval College 37 Captain HMS Daedalus 38 Director Maritime Tactical School 39 Captain HMS Dryad 40 Captain HMS Sultan 41 Captain HMS Collingwood 42 Captain HMS Dolphin 43 Captain Fleet Maintenance 44 Captain HMS Neptune 45 Captain HMS Raleigh 46 Naval Base Commander Rosyth 47 Captain HMS Heron 48 Captain HMS Osprey 49 Captain HMS Seahawk 50 Chief of Staff Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland 51 Captain of the Port (Portsmouth) 52 Medical Officer-in-Chief RNH Haslar 53 Medical Officer-in-Chief INM Alverstoke 54 Captain Second Submarine Squadron 55 Chief of Staff Commodore Minor War Vessels/Captain Fishery Protection 56 Joint Maritime Operational Training Staff 57 Commandant Training Centre Royal Marines 58 Naval Base Commander Portland 59 Director of Naval Recruiting 60 Commanding Officer RM Deal 61 Commanding Officer RM Poole 62 Commanding Officer 45 Commando Royal Marines 63 Commanding Officer Comacchio Group 64 Commanding Officer RMB Stonehouse 65 Naval Party 1002 (Diego Garcia) Army 66 Chief of Defence Staff 67 Chief General Staff 68 Inspector General Doctrine and Training 69 Quartermaster General 70 Commander-in-Chief United Kingdom Land Forces 71 Commander United Kingdom Field Army 72 Chief of Staff United Kingdom Land Forces 73 Commander ACE Rapid Reaction Corp 74 Commander British Forces Cyprus 75 Commander British Forces Hong Kong 76 General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland 77 General Officer Commanding Southern District 78 General Officer Commanding Eastern District 79 General Officer Commanding Scotland 80 General Officer Commanding London District 81 General Officer Commanding Wales and Western District 82 General Officer Commanding 3rd Division 83 Commander 2nd Infantry Brigade 84 Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe 85 United Kingdom Military Representative 86 Commandant Army Staff College
Serial Post Holder 87 Commandant Royal Military College of Science 88 Commandant Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Royal Air Force 89 Chief of the Air Staff 90 Commander in Chief Strike Command 91 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Personnel and Training 92 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Logistics 93 Deputy Commander-in-Chief Central Europe 94 Chief of Staff HQ Strike Command 95 Air Officer Commanding 18 Group 96 Chief of Staff Logistics 97 Royal College of Defence Studies 98 Air Officer Commanding 1 Group 99 Air Officer Commanding 2 Group 100 Air Officer Commanding 11 Group 101 Chief of Staff HQ Personnel and Training 102 Air Officer Training 103 Air Officer Commanding and Commandant Bracknell 104 Air Officer Commanding and Commandant Cranwell 105 Air Officer Directly Administered Units 106 Air Officer Maintenance 107 Deputy Commander British Forces Cyprus 108 Maritime Headquarters Pitreavie 109 Air Officer Administration 110 Officer Commanding Akrotiri 111 Officer Commanding Benson 112 Officer Commanding Marham 113 Officer Commanding Sek Kong 114 Officer Commanding St. Mawgen The total estimated cost of these posts for 1994–95 is approximately £2,400,000. For security reasons, it is not our practice to reveal the location of individual residences for senior officers. The subject of domestic assistance, including cooks and chefs, is being studied by Sir Peter Cazalet as part of his review of representational entertainment in the armed forces.