§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of each of Her Majesty's Forces are stationed in Scotland; how many civilians are employed by his Department in Scotland; and what the projected figures are in each case for(a) 2001–02 and (b) 2002–03. [146173]
§ Mr. Spellar[holding answer 22 January 2001]I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Perth (Ms Cunningham) on 15 January 2000,Official Report, column 46W.
The latest data available for civilian personnel levels indicate that as of 1 December 2000, the Ministry of Defence employed 9,464 personnel in Scotland.
Projected figures for service personnel are not available at this time. I shall write to the hon. Member with details of these projections as soon as they are available.
662WThe Ministry of Defence does not produce projected employment statistics for civilian personnel.