Defence Research Agency

HC Deb 21 June 1995 vol 262 cc289-90W

Mr. Byers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 9 June,Official Report, column

	Civilian staff as at 1 April 19951	Respondents to ethnic origin survey2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	White	Black	Asian	Other ethnic origin
Total Non-Industrial Staff	81,041	51,939	29,102	69,965	68,504	590	682	189
Retired Officers	1,883	1,872	11	1,696	1,692	<5	<5	<5
1 Figures on headcourt basis, counting part-timers as one
2 On grounds of personal confidentiality, where the number of staff in any one ethnic minority category is less than five, the actual number is not disclosed.

337, how many contracts have been awarded to the SEMA Group plc, since July 1991 by the Defence Research Agency; and what is their total estimated value. [29747]

Mr. Freeman

Since July 1991 a total of 14 contracts have been placed with SEMA Group. Those fall into three broad categories; nine contracts in support of DRA technical work with a value of £317,000; four contracts in support of developing and maintaining the DRA commercial accounting systems with a value of £4.9 million and one enabling agreement with SEMA, against which eight orders have been placed with an approximate value of £216,000.