HC Deb 13 December 1995 vol 268 cc703-14W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) serving officers and (b) retired officers are employed in each of his Department's executive agencies. [5518]

Mr. Soames

This is a matter for the chief executives of the agencies concerned. I have asked the chief executives to write to the hon. Member.

Letter from Rear Admiral N. R. Esssenhigh to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying, as Chief Executive of the Hydrographic Office, to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number of serving officers and retired officers employed in the Hydrographic Office. As at 1 December this year, some 7 serving RN officers were employed at the Hydrographic Office together with 1 Petty Officer. In terms of retired officers the total, at the same date was 12. I hope this has been of assistance.

Letter from Air Vice-Marshall R. H. Kyle to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number of serving officers and Retired Officers employed in the RAF Maintenance Group Defence Agency. There are 323 serving officers and 12 Retired Officers serving in the Agency at present. I hope the information meets your requirements.

Letter from Air Commodore A. A. Nicholson to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995 I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the numbers of serving and retiring officers employed in Defence Agencies. The figures for the Royal Air Force Training Group Defence Agency are: Serving Officers: 1169 Retired Officers: 22 Notes as at 31 March 1995. The figures for serving officers do not include trainees. I am sending a copy of this letter to the Agency's owner, the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Personnel & Training Command.

Letter. from John Chisholm to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: You asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many serving officers and how many retired officers are employed in each of his Department's agencies. I am answering on behalf of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA). DERA currently employs 472 serving personnel, this number includes all ranks, not just commissioned officers. The Agency also employs 10 members of staff in Retired Officer grades. I hope this information is helpful to you.

Letter from Keith Ellender to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number of serving officers and retired officers employed in the Disposal Sales Agency, as this matter falls within my area of responsibility. There is one serving officer and one retired officer employed in my Agency. I also employ one officer retired from the Royal Navy as a specialist consultant.

Letter front Brigadier J. R. Drew to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995:

I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State about the number of serving officers and Retired Officers employed in each of the MOD's agencies. The Army Base Repair Organisation currently employs 6 serving officers and 2 personnel in Retired Officer appointments.

Letter from John R. Prince to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: 1. I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence about serving and retired officers employed in Defence agencies as this matter falls in my area of responsibility. 2. The situation is:

  1. (a) Serving officers in ATSA: 53
  2. (b) Retired officers in ATSA: 3

Letter from Brigadier M. G. R. Hodson to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: 1. I am replying to your Questions (PQ9619 and 9620) to the Secretary of State for Defence, about the numbers of military and civilian staff, as this matter falls within my area of responsibility as Chief Executive of the Defence Transport and Movements Executive Agency (DTMX). 2. DTMX formed in April this year; the numbers and costs of civilian staff pre-Agency relate, therefore, to the last financial year. This year's numbers and costs are at this stage, only an estimate. The costs for 1994/95 have been uprated to 1995/96 levels, so that both sets of figures are at the same cost base. 3. Details are:

  • 1994/95: 141.5 civilian staff, at a cost of £2,408,721
  • 1995/96: 151.5 civilian staff, at a cost of £2,602,310
4. The number of military and ex-military officers currently employed within my Agency are:
  • 18 (commissioned) serving officers
  • 5 retired officers

Letter from Commodore A. D. Ferguson to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number of serving officers and retired officers employed in the Naval Recruiting and Training Agency (NRTA) as this matter falls within my area of responsibility. The current totals of serving and retired officers are:

  • Serving Officers: 761
  • Retired Officers: 38

Letter from Air Vice-Marshal R. H. Kyle to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number of serving officers and Retired Officers employed in the RAF Maintenance Group Defence Agency. There are 323 serving officers and 12 Retired Officers serving in the Agency at present. I hope the information meets with your requirements.

Letter from Brigadier T. McG Brown to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number of serving and retired officers employed by the Defence Postal and Courier Services Agency, as this matter falls within my area of responsibility. As at October 1995 this Agency employed 21 serving officers and 1 retired officer, engaged as a R02. I hope this is helpful.

Letter from J. C. R. Hunt to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about serving officers and retired officers as this matter falls within my area of responsibility. There are no serving officers or staff in the retired officers grades working in the Meterological Office.

Letter from Captain W. S. Graham to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: 1. 1 am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence, about the number of serving and retired officers in the Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation (NARO) as this falls within my area of responsibility:

Figure 1–Staff numbers and associated costs for DASA
Staff Numbers: 1 April 1991 1 April 1992 1 April 1993 1 April 1994 1 April 1995
Full time equivalents 144.5 140.0 130.5 117.0 110.5
Students on placement 16.0 4.0 9.0 9.0 10.0
Total 160.5 144.0 139.5 126.0 120.5

£ million
Year Staff Costs
1991–921 3.50
1992–93 3.24
1993–94 2.97
1994–95 2.75
1995–962 2.69
1Responsibility for staff costs did not transfer to DASA until 1992–93. Costs shown for 1991–92 are estimates based upon 1992–93 pay rates.
2Costs shown for the current year, 1995–96, are latest estimates.

Letter from 1. S. Mitchelson to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number of serving and retired officers employed by this Agency as this matter falls within my area of responsibility. There are no serving or retired officers in the employment of Service Children's Schools (North West Europe).

Letter from Air Vice Marshal John May to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the numbers of serving and retired officers employed in Defence Agencies. The figures for the Royal Air Force Training Group Defence Agency are: Figures Serving Officers: 1,169) Retired Officers: 22

Notes:

As at 31 March 1995 figures do not include trainees.

I am sending a copy of this letter to the Agency's owner, the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Personnel & Training Command.

  1. (a) Number of Serving Officers: 11
  2. (b) Number of Retired Officers: Nil

Letter from Brigadier A. J. Hoon to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number of serving and retired officers employed in Defence agencies, as this matter falls within my area of responsibility. In respect of the Military Survey Defence Agency, 56 serving officers and 7 retired officers are currently employed.

Letter from Paul Altobell to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number of service and civilian staff employed within the Defence Analytical Services Agency as this matter falls within my area of responsibility. In reply to your Question number 9619, I can advise that DASA has no serving or retired officers. With regard to your Question number 9620 Figure 1 below details the numbers of civilian staff, with associated costs, employed within DASA for the period of the year prior to becoming an Agency to this current year.

Letter from Colonel A. H. Roache to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence about serving and retired officers employed in Defence Agencies. This falls within my area of responsibility. The number of officers currently employed at the Defence Animal Centre is:

  1. (a) Serving Officers: 12—of which 2 are not on the Agency payroll.
  2. (b) Retired Officers: one

Letter from Brigadier M. J. Roycroft to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your questions to the Secretary of State for Defence about staff numbers and costs within this Executive Agency. The answer to your first question concerning serving and retired officers is that there are currently 19 Military Officers and 8 Civil Servants in the retired Officer Class working in this Agency. You also asked for details on civilian staff:

  1. (a) At year end prior to Agency establishment we had 502 staff at a total cost of £7.886M.
  2. (b) At year end post Agency establishment we had 502 staff at a total cost of £8.373M.
In addition to the small rise in cost due to pay awards, the apparent additional cost is due to the absorption throughout the period leading up to the formation of the Agency of personnel from other areas.

Letter from Air Commodore P. C. Ayee to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number of serving and retired officers who are employed in executive agencies since, as the Chief Executive of the Royal Air Force Signals Engineering Establishment, this matter falls within my area of responsibility. Fifty four serving RAF officers and 2 retired officers are established within this agency.

Letter from Brigadier A. W. Pollard to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995 I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about how many (a) serving officers and (b) retired officers are employed in each of his Department's executive agencies as this matter falls within my area of responsibility. As at today I employ thirty commissioned serving military officers and one Retired Officer Grade 2. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Letter from P. J. Trevelyan to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number of serving officers and retired officers employed in the Defence Accounts Agency as this matter falls within my area of responsibility. The answer to both parts of your Question is NIL.

Letter from Colonel G. H. Wilson to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence concerning the number of retired and serving officers in this Agency. The details you requested are:-

  1. (a) One
  2. (b) None

Letter from Brian Rain to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 8 December 1995: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the numbers of serving officers and retired officers employed in this Agency as this matter falls within my area of responsibility. The information you seek is as follows

  • Serving Officers—NIL
  • Retired Officers—1
If you have any questions about this please do not hesitate to call me.

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the number of civilian staff in his Department in the year before the establishment of the first executive agency and for each year since the number(a) in his Department and (b) in each agency, together with the staff costs in each case. [5522]

Mr. Arbuthnot

The first executive agencies were set up in this Department in April 1990. The information required for 1989–90 onwards, for the Department as a whole, is contained in tables 4 and 5 of the 1995 MOD departmental report, a copy of which is in the Library of the House. The chief executives of each agency will be replying separately, giving details of their individual agencies.

Letter from Brigadier J. R. Drew to Mr. Martin Redmond dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State about the number of civilian staff in each agency, together with staff costs, in the year before establishment and in each year since. The information for the Army Base Repair Organisation, which was launched on 1 April 1993, is as follows:

  1. (a) Civilian staff numbers
    • 1 April 1993: 3,605
    • 1 April 1994: 3,510
    • 1 April 1995: 3,326
    • 1 November 1995: 3,263
  2. (b) Civilian staff costs
    • 1992–93: £58.27 M1
    • 1993–94: £56.74M1
    • 1994–95: £55.55M1
1 Costs reflect expenditure actually incurred and have not been adjusted for inflation.

Letter from Brigadier K. J. W. Goad to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December, 1995: I am replying to your Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence about the staffing levels within Defence Agencies. This matter falls within my area of responsibility as the Chief Executive of the Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency (ABSDA). ABSDA was formed on the 4th April 1995 and the current staffing details are as follows: Number of Serving Military Officers = 82 as at Dec 95 Number of Retired Officers = 18 as at Dec 95 Number of Civilian Staff (Ind & Non Ind) = 5163 as at Dec 95. The forecast civilian staff costs for the current financial year are £83.4M. I believe that the other parts of your question are to be answered by other authorities. I hope that the figures I have supplied fully satisfy your requirement. If you have any queries or require clarification please do not hesitate to contact me.

Letter from P. J. Trevelyan to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number and cost of civilian staff employed in my Agency in the years since my Agency was launched. You will appreciate the numbers employed fluctuate throughout the year. For ease of comparison I have listed the numbers employed on 1 April each year, starting with 1 April 91 when the Defence Accounts Agency was launched.

  • 1 April 1991: 2,184
  • 1 April 1992: 2,139
  • 1 April 1993: 2,016
  • 1 April 1994: 1,983
  • 1 April 1995: 1,791
  • 1 December 1995: 1,523

Financial year £ million
1991–92 31.46
1992–93 32.38
1993–94 31.61
1994–95 31.92

I hope this information is helpful.

Letter from Colonel A. H. Roache to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence about civilian staff numbers and costs in Defence Agencies. This falls within my area of responsibility. The number of civilian staff employed at the Defence Animal Centre is:

Year Number Cost £000s
1991–92 40 426
1992–93 40 461
1993–94 40 507
1994–95 41 510
1995–96 49 592

Letter from Brigadier M. J. Roycroft to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying your questions to the Secretary of State for Defence about staff numbers and costs within this Executive Agency. The answer to your first question concerning serving and retired officers is that there are currently 19 Military Officers and 8 Civil Servants in the retired Officer Class working in this Agency. You also asked for details on civilian staff:

  1. (a) At year end prior to Agency establishment we had 502 staff at a total cost of £7.886M.
  2. (b) At year end post Agency establishment we had 502 staff at a total cost of £8.373M.
In addition to the small rise in cost due to pay awards, the apparent additional cost is due to the absorption throughout the period leading up to the formation of the Agency of personnel from other areas.

Letter from John Chisholm to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: You asked the Secretary of State for Defence about staff costs and numbers in his Department and in each of his agencies since their establishment. I am replying on behalf of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA). The Defence Research Agency (DRA) was established in 1991 and was incorporated into the larger Defence Evaluation and Research Agency in April of this year. DRA has published its Annual Report and Accounts, including details of staff costs, with social security and pension costs where appropriate, and average numbers, each year since 1991. Copies of the Reports have been placed in the library of the House. For ease of reference I have listed below the information you require.

Average staff numbers Staff costs£ million
1991–92 11,832 252.5
1992–93 11,094 238.1
1993–94 10,121 231.9
1994–95 8,601 222.7

There are as yet no figures for DERA, these will be published in the first Annual Report and Accounts for the enlarged Agency, covering the 1995/95 Financial Year, and will appear in the summer of 1996. A copy of this document will be placed in the library of the House. I hope this information is helpful to you

Letter from Mr. T. McG. Brown to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number and costs of civilian staff employed in the Defence Postal and Courier Services Agency in the year before the establishment of the Agency and in each subsequent year. This Agency was established in July 1992 and for the year ending 31 March 1992 the number of civilians employed were 256 at an annual cost of £3.334m. For each of the subsequent years the average number of civilian employees and associated costs were:

  • 1992–93: 247, £3.907
  • 1993–94: 316, £4,801
  • 1994–95: 293, £4,721
I hope this is helpful.

Letter from Brigadier M. G. R. Hodson to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated.13 December 1995: 1. I am replying to your Question (PQ9619 and 9620) to the Secretary of State for Defence, about the numbers of military civilian staff, as this matter falls within my area of responsibility as Chief Executive of the Defence Transport and Movements Executive Agency (DTMX). 2. DTMX formed in April this year; the numbers and costs of civilian staff pre-Agency relate, therefore, to the last financial year. This year's numbers and costs are at this stage, only an estimate. The costs for 1994/95 have been uprated to 1995/96 levels, so that both sets of figures are at the same cost base. 3. Details are: 1994/95: 141.5 civilian staff, at a cost of £2,408,721 1995/96: 151.5 civilian staff, at a cost of £2,602,310 4. The number of military and ex-military officers currently employed within my Agency are: 18 (commissioned) serving officers 5 retired officers

Letter from Keith Elleder to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number of civilian staff employed in the Disposal Sales Agency, and their associated costs, as this matter falls within my area of responsibility. The information you require is as follows:

Staff numbers Staff costs at 1995–96 prices £ thousand
Pre-agency status (1993–94) 98 2,215
Post-agency status (1994–96) 91 2,187
Forecast (1995–96) 75 2,017

Letter from G.H Wilson to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence concerning the number of civilian staff in this Agency and the staff costs. The details you requested are:-

Year Civilian staff Staff costs £ million
1991–92 97.5 1,968
1992–93 97.5 2.078
1993–94 97 2,235
1994–95 94.5 2.287

Letter from Rear Admiral N. R. Essenhigh to Mr. Martin Redmond dated 13 December 1995: 1. I am replying, as Chief Executive of the Hydrographic Office, to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number of civilian staff and their associated staff costs employed within the Hydrographic Office since it was first established as a Defence Agency in April 1990. 2. As regards the number of civilian staff in post at 1st April each year, the following is the information you require:

  • 1 April 1990: 885
  • 1 April 1991: 867
  • 1 April 1992: 861
  • 1 April 1993: 821
  • 1 April 1994: 820
  • 1 April 1995: 791
3. In terms of staff costs the following information is provided:
Financial year Staff cost £
1990–91 14,492,652
1991–92 15,395,149
1992–93 16,047,932
1993–94 16,060,256
1994–95 16,493,049

4. I trust the above information has been of assistance. If you require any further amplification or classification please do not hesitate to get in touch with me or my staff.

Letter from Brigadier A. W. Pollard to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number of civilian staff in his Department in the year before the establishment of the first executive agency and for each year since the number (a) in his Department and (b) in each agency, together with the staff costs in each case as this matter falls within my area of responsibility. The number of Civil Servants on LISA's strength on the date of its information, 21 Nov 94, was 327 which included 10 casuals. On 21 Nov 95 the number of Civil Servants was 334 of which 27 were casuals. This number would have reduced had two other units not merged with LISA during the year. The pay bill for Civil Service staff in LISA's first year was £6.86 million; this figure includes £200k for casuals and £275k overtime. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Letter from J. C. R. Hunt to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about staff and pay in MOD agencies as this matter falls within my area of responsibility. The figures for the Meteorological Office are:

Average strength Pay£ million
1989–90 2,447 48.8
1990–91 2,465 55.1
1991–92 2,499 59.9
1992–93 2,508 63.5
1993–94 2,502 64.3
1994–95 2,398 65.3

The value of pay includes the cost of National Insurance and pension provision. About 10% of the pay total represents allowances received by staff for shiftworking.

Letter from Brigadier A. J. Hoon to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about civilian staff numbers and costs, as this matter falls within my area of responsibility in respect of the Military Survey Defence Agency. The information you require is shown on the attached table, and covers the four full Financial Years since the agency was formed in April 1991.

Military survey defence agency civilian staff numbers and costs
Serial Financial year Staff numbers1 Staff costs2
1 1991–92 906 £14.05m
2 1992–93 886 £14.70m
3 1993–94 865 £17.70m
4 1994–95 850 £18.23m
1Average number of civilian staff employed during the Financial Year.
2 Unadjusted cash costs of Pay and ERNIC in all years. The agency did not assume responsibility for Accruing Superannuation Liability Contributions until FY 93/94. Earlier years therefore exclude this element.

Letter from Captain W. S. Graham to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995:

1. I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence, about the number of Civilian staff together with costs in the Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation (NARO) in the year before the establishment of the Agency and for each year since, as this falls within my area of responsibility:(a) Civilian Numbers and Cost pre Agency Status. No figures are currently available as the organisation pre Agency comprised of 3 separate establishments (excluding DGST (N) personnel), whereas NARO now encompasses only 2 establishments and includes DGNBS (was DGST(N) personnel).(b) Civilian Numbers and Costs Post Agency.

Year Number £ million
1992–93 1,520 26.710
1993–94 1,564 26.321
1994–95 1,557 27.124

Letter from Commodore A. D. Ferguson to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number of civilian staff and staff costs for the Naval Recruiting and Training Agency (NRTA) as this matter falls within my area of responsibility. The figures quoted below for FY 1994/95 reflect those for the Flag Officer Recruiting and Training Tasking Area which became the NRTA on 1 April 1995.

1994–95 (actual) 1995–96 (forecast)
Civilian staff numbers 1,481 1,537
Civilian staff costs £23.9 million £24.8 million
The figures include both non industrial and industrial staff.

Letter from Brian Raine to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 8 December 1995: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number of civilian staff and their costs for this Agency as this matter falls within my area of responsibility. The information you seek is as follows:

Civilian staff Costs £
1992–93 69 1,359,958
1993–94 75 1,467,000
1994–95 76 1,513,000
Staff costs include salaries, wages, allowances, social security and pension costs. If you have any questions about this please do not hesitate to call us.

Letter from Vice-Marshal R. H. Kyle to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number of civilian staff in the Maintenance Group Defence Agency for each year since its formation, together with the associated staff costs. The RAF Maintenance Group Defence Agency was formed on 1 April 1991. The civilian staff numbers and costs are shown on the attached list. I hope that this information meets your requirements.

>List of the RAF maintenance group defence agency civilian staff numbers and costs since inception
Year Average civilian staff numbers Staff costs for year£
1991–92 6,100 79,894,000
1992–93 6,000 83,420,000
1993–94 5,679 83,906,000
1994–95 4,666 68,281,000
1995–96 4,428 170,000.00
1Estimated.

Letter from Air Commodore P. C. Ayee to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995:

I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number of civilian staff who are employed in executive agencies, and their associated costs, since, as the Chief Executive of the Royal Air Force Signals Engineering Establishment, this matter falls within my area of responsibility. The numbers are as follows:

Number
Civilian staff numbers
1 April 1994 — 746
22 November 1994 (Agency launch date) 752
1 April 1995 — 761
1 December 1995 — 741
Civilian staff costs
Financial year 1993–94 — £13.86
Financial year 1994–95 (Until launch) £8.16
Financial year 1994–95 (From launch to end financial year) £6.02
Financial year 1995–96 (Forecast spend) £13.98

Letter from Air Commodore A. A. Nicholson to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the numbers of civilian staff employed in Defence Agencies and their associated costs. The figures for the Royal Air Force Training Group Defence Agency are:

Financial year Staff costs£ Established posts (average per Financial year)
Before launch of agency
1993–94 37,020,873 2,437
After launch of agency
1994–95 36,087,209 2,358
1995–96 30,907,849 1,960

Notes:

Figures are at 1995–96 prices and do not include trainees.

I am sending a copy of this letter to the Agency's owner, the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Personnel and Training Command.

Letter from 1. S. Mitchelson to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number and cost of civilian staff employed by this Agency in the year before it was established and for each year since as this matter falls within my area of responsibility. As a matter of interest the Service Children's Schools Agency was launched on 1 April 1991. Each year since then I have published an Annual Report and Accounts which is laid before Parliament and held in the Parliamentary Library. This document contains a detailed analysis of staff numbers and costs which should be adequate to answer your question. For the year prior to the formation of this Agency, a total of 2,285 staff were employed at a cost of £37M.

Letter from John R. Prince to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 13 December 1995: 1. I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the number and cost of civilian staff employed in the Army Technical Support Agency as this matter falls in my area of responsibility. 2. The Army Technical Support Agency formed in October 1995 and hence I offer figures only for the current year. ATSA employs 817.5 civilian staff (as at October 1995 - which is the latest date for which I have accurate figures). The staff costs (which include all elements of pay) are anticipated to be £18.584M for the year April 1995 to March 1996 although this period includes the period before the agency was launched.

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