§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) service and (b) Ministry of Defence civilian personnel were employed at bases and establishments in Yorkshire and Humberside (i) in 1979, (ii) in 1992 and (iii) at the latest date for which figures are available. [599]
§ Mr. SpellarThe strengths of service and Ministry of Defence permanent civilian personnel employed at bases and establishments in Yorkshire and Humberside at the given dates are as follows
(i)1979—13,900 service; 10,300 civilian.(ii)1992—15,800 service; 5,500 civilian.(iii)1996—12,200 service; 3,300 civilian.The strengths refer to situation date 1 July except for 1979 civilian strength which refer to 1 January. 1 July 1996 is the latest date available. Civilian numbers are full-time equivalents. In 1979 and 1992 part timers were counted as half of full time. In 1996 they were counted by the proportion of conditioned hours worked.