HC Deb 24 January 2000 vol 343 cc60-2W
Mr. Key

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list by(a) service, (b) rank or grade and (c) location of workplace the numbers of qualified lawyers working for his Department. [105651]

Mr. Spellar

[holding answer 19 January 2000]: The table gives the service, rank and location of qualified lawyers working for my Department.

(a) Service/(b) Rank/Grade (c) Location
Royal Navy1
1 Admiral London
3 Captains
1 Commander
1 Lt. Commander
1 Commodore Portsmouth
1 Captain
6 Commanders
7 Lt. Commanders
1 Lieutenant
1 Lt. Commander Plymouth
1 Lt. Commander Yeovilton
1 Commander Northwood
1 Lieutenant
1 Lt. Commander Faslane
2 Commanders At sea
4 Lt. Commanders
Army
1 Major General Upavon
1 Brigadier
1 Colonel
3 Lt. Colonels
5 Majors
1 Captain
1 Brigadier Uxbridge
1 Colonel
3 Lt. Colonels
2 Majors
8 Captains
1 Colonel Wilton
1 Major
1 Lt. Colonel York
1 Major
1 Major Bulford
1 Lt. Colonel Aldershot
2 Captains
1 Lt. Colonel Shrewsbury
1 Captain
1 Colonel London
3 Lt. Colonels
2 Majors
1 Major Portsmouth
1 Lt. Colonell Aldergrove
2 Majors
2 Captains
1 Lt. Colonel Northwood
1 Major Glasgow
1 Captain Edinburgh

(a) Service/(b) Rank/Grade (c) Location
2 Lt. Colonels Germany (Rheindahlen)
1 Major
1 Lt. Colonel Germany (Herford)
1 Major
1 Captain
2 Colonels Germany (Bielefed)
3 Lt Colonels
1 Major
6 Captains
1 Lt. Colonel Cyprus
1 Captain
1 Lt. Colonel SHAPE
1 Lt. Colonel HQ Allied Land Forces (NATO)
1 Major Australia (Exchange post)
1 Captain Georgia
2 Majors Kosovo
1 Major Bosnia
4 Captains Under training
Royal Air Force
1 Air Vice Marshal Innsworth
1 Air Commodore
3 Group Captains
3 Wing Commanders
4 Squadron Leaders
3 Flight Lieutenants
2 Wing Commanders High Wycombe
1 Squadron Leader
1 Flight Lieutenant
1 Squadron Leader Aldergrove
1 Wing Commander Cyprus
1 Flight Lieutenant
1 Wing Commander Germany (Herford)
3 Flight Lieutenant
1 Squadron Leader German (Rheindahlen)
Civil Service (MOD Legal Adviser)
3 Senior Civil Servants London
5 at Grade 6
4 at Grade 7
1 Senior Civil Servant Bristol
4 at Grade 6
2 at Grade 7
1 Senior Civil Servant Germany (Rheindahlen)
1 at Grade 6
1 at Grade 6 Cyprus
1 As the Naval Service does not have a dedicated legal service, not all qualified RN personnel are currently serving in legal appointments

In addition to those given in the table my Department also uses the services of the Treasury Solicitors Litigation team, based in London; the Crown Solicitor in Belfast and Robson Mclean, a commercial firm under contract to supply advice on Scottish legal matters. Various independent specialist solicitors and Counsel are used as the need arises.