HC Deb 17 April 2000 vol 348 c363W
30. Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of his uniformed and civil employees are based in the North-east region; and what percentage of his uniformed employees were recruited in the North-east region. [117910]

Mr. Spellar

As at 1 October 1999 the Ministry of Defence had one per cent. of its uniformed and civilian employees based in the North-East region. These are the latest figures that are available.

The three Services recruited the following numbers of uniformed personnel in the North-east region in the financial year 1999–2000:

  • Royal Navy Rating Entrants 8 per cent.
  • Army Officers and Other Ranks 8.36 per cent.
  • RAF, Officers and Airmen 15.39 per cent.

There are no statistics available for Naval Officer entrants for the region as these were calculated on a different basis.

The figures represent entrants who joined through recruiting offices in the North-east region and do not necessarily mean that they are from the region.