HC Deb 23 October 2002 vol 391 c349W
Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the service breakdown of the Defence Intelligence Staff is; and from which service the Chief of Defence Intelligence is drawn. [76348]

Mr. Ingram

There were 3,933 permanent staff employed by the Defence Intelligence Staff on 30 September 2002. This figure excludes contractors and reservists.

This is broken down as follows:

Royal Navy 354
Army 1,043
RAF 980
Civilian 1,556

The Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) can be drawn from any of the Services; the current CDI is an Air Marshal of the Royal Air Force.