§ Mr. Keith SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) academic and (b) military staff are employed at the Defence Academy. [15349]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 16 November 2001]: It is expected that in April 2002, the Defence Academy will employ some 190 academic and 280 military staff. The academy will also employ some 240 Ministry of Defence civil servants and 740 contractors' staff. Apart from the head of the academy and his personal staff, the small HQ support staff will be found from within current resources of the existing colleges.
§ Mr. Keith SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) to which top level budget holder in his Department the head of the Defence Academy reports; [15347]
(2) what is the administrative and budgetary relationship between the head of the Defence Academy, the Commandant of RMC Shrivenham, the Commandant of the Joint Service Command and Staff College and the Commandant of the Doctrine Centre. [15348]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 16 November 2001]: The Head of the Academy will be responsible and accountable to the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff for the work and development of the Academy. He will manage the academy's budget, for which he will be accountable directly to the joint managers of the Ministry of Defence Central Top Level Budget. The components of the Defence Academy such as RMCS Shrivenham and the Joint Services Command and Staff College will become cost centres of the academy and will report financially to the Head of the Academy. The Joint Doctrine and Concepts Centre will not be a part of the Defence Academy and will continue to report to the Policy Director.