HC Deb 17 December 2002 vol 396 cc716-7W
Angus Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the expenditure was of each defence agency(a) in total and (b) in Scotland in the last available year; how many staff were employed by each agency (i) in total and (ii) in Scotland in that year. [86385]

Dr. Moonie

Information on expenditure by Defence agencies is contained in the annual report and accounts of each agency, copies of which are available in the Library of the House.

Information on the number of staff employed by each agency is set out in the table:

Staff employed by each agency (April 2002)
Agency Total strength Staff in Scotland
UK Hydrographic Office 882 4
Meteorological Office 2,091 146
Service Children's Education 726
Duke of York's Royal Military School 106
Queen Victoria School 70 70
Defence Analytical Services Agency 145
British Forces Post Office 340 7
Army Base Repair Organisation 2,019 82
Defence Secondary Care Agency 593 4
Ministry of Defence Police 3,262 818
Naval Recruiting and Training Agency 1,003 11
RAF Training Group Defence Agency 2,049 45
Army Training and Recruitment Agency 4,250 104
Defence Communications Service Agency 3,054 107
Defence Estates 1,363 105
Disposal Services Agency 78 3
Defence Transport and Movements Agency 314
Defence Science and Technical Laboratory 2,825 45
Defence Dental Agency 158 9
Medical Supply Agency
Pay and Personnel Agency 665
Defence Bills Agency 581
Naval Manning Agency 106
Defence Intelligence and Security Centre 135
Army Personnel Centre 754 680
Warship Support Agency 7,682 2,497
RAF Personnel Management Agency 236
Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency 229 109
Defence Vetting Agency 262 3
Defence Medical Training Organisation 169
Defence Aviation Repair Agency 4,343 317
Defence Storage and Distribution Agency 2,753 25
Defence Housing Executive 935 88
Defence Procurement Agency 3,726 134
Defence Geographic Imagery Intelligence Agency 690 1
Veterans Agency 879 14