§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of each of Her Majesty's forces are stationed in Scotland; how many of his Department's civilians are(a) working in and (b) based in Scotland; what the projected totals are for (i) 2001–02 and (ii) 2002–03; and if he will make a statement. [86405]
§ Dr. MoonieThe information requested for civilian staff is given in the table.
Full-time equivalent1 Date MOD civilian staff working in Scotland April 2001 9,421 April 2002 8,597 October 2002 8,444 1 Figures include full time equivalent values for part timers. For civilian staff we can only tabulate where they work and do not make a distinction between, working in and based in, hence only one figure has been provided. Furthermore, we do not make predictions on future staffing levels and the three dates provided aim to give a representative snapshot for the periods requested.
At 1 April 2002 the number of United Kingdom regular forces personnel posted to Scotland was 14,250. This includes 4,670 Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel, 3,710 Army personnel and 5,870 RAF personnel. These figures exclude full time Reserve Service, Reservists mobilised for duty, Gurkhas and members of the Royal Irish Home Service.