§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the duration is of the contract of the head of the Defence Export Services Organisation; and what his annual salary is in(a) 2001–02 and (b) 2002–03. [65267]
§ Dr. MoonieThe post of the Head of Defence Export Services (HDES) has been recently advertised as a 3-year contract, with the possibility of extension. The post is also offered as a secondment for the same duration.
A summary of the employment terms and conditions of the former HDES was submitted as written evidence to the March 1999 House of Commons Defence Committee Report on "The Appointment of the New Head of Defence Export Services". This indicates that the HDES salary for 2001–02 would fall within the Permanent Secretary pay band (£104,292–£179,022). The defence industries council then pays an additional element that would bring the salary to the level, which the individual would otherwise receive, in industry.
The HDES salary for 2002–03 will not be known until the current recruitment process has been completed (although the advertisement refers to an "attractive £ six figure package").
§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence where the overseas offices of the Defence Export Services Organisation are situated; when each office was32W established; how many staff are employed; and what the cost for 2001–02 and 2002–03 is for each. [65265]
§ Dr. MoonieDetails of overseas offices of the Defence Export Services Organisation are as follows:
Country Date established Number of staff Budget 2001–02 (£000) Australia 1989 2 144.3 Brunei 1995 2 93.4 Germany 1991 4 153.7 Greece 2000 1 50.1 India1 1984 2 145.4 Kuwait2 1989 9 213.8 Malaysia 1986 4.5 169.8 Qatar 1998 2 85.1 Saudi Arabia3 1985 59 0 Singapore 2001 2 131.7 South Africa 2000 2 79.8 South Korea 1988 2 63.1 Turkey 1988 1 91.3 UAE 1999 1 88.1 1Staff currently withdrawn 2Four staff are employed by the Kuwait Programme Office and are funded by the customer government. 359 staff are employed on the Al-Yamamah programme and are funded by the customer government. Note:
Figures for financial year 2002–03 have not been set.
In addition there are staff in the British embassies in Berlin, Paris and Washington DC who are responsible for a range of defence equipment issues, including defence exports.
§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff are employed within the Defence Export Services Organisation broken down by job title; and how many of the staff are employed in London.[65264]
§ Dr. MoonieThere are currently 610 staff employed within the Ministry of Defence, Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO), with 402 personnel employed in London.
A breakdown of the figures is as follows:
DESO business area Number of staff Marketing support 136 Military support, exhibitions, protocol and training 114 Export control, policy and finance/personnel 47 Project management 1226 Disposal services 87 Total 2610 1Project office staff are paid for by the customer 2Full-time equivalent staff
§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the budget for the(a) Defence Export Services Organisation and (b) the Infantry Export Support Team in (i) the past two years, (ii) the current year and (iii) future years for which estimates are available. [65268]
§ Dr. MoonieThe budgets for DESO (Defence Export Services Organisation) and the export Support Teams is presented in the table.
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£ million DESO Export Support Teams 2000–01 12.412 11.920 2001–02 12.348 0.288 2002–03 14.251 0.366 1Figures for Infantry Support Team for 2000–01 cannot be separated from the overall figure for the Export Support Teams.
§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of staff of the Defence Export Services Organisation are seconded from industry; and what functions they perform. [65266]
§ Dr. MoonieThere are currently no industry secondees working within the Defence Export Services Organisation.