HC Deb 23 January 2003 vol 398 cc441-2W
Sandra Gidley

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many chaplains have attended each conference at Amport House in each of the last five financial years; [92674]

(2) how many personnel were employed at Amport House in each of the last five financial years, broken down by (a) service personnel, (b) civilians and (c) rank and grade. [92677]

Dr. Moonie

I will write to the hon. Member and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.

Sandra Gidley

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many conferences were held for chaplains at Amport House in each of the last five financial years. [92679]

Dr. Moonie

The information requested is shown in the table:

FY Number
1997–98 17
1998–99 18
1999–2000 20
2000–01 21
2001–02 18

The Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre (AFCC), based at Amport House supports all three services and all three of the major ecclesiastical groupings (Church of England (CofE), Roman Catholic (RC) and Church of Scotland and Free Churches (CSFC)) and other faith groups. The above figures include conferences, lectures, structured discussions and Continuing Ministerial Education (CME) as mandated by the sending church authorities, which areattended primarily by service chaplains. It does not include other courses or training activities held at the AFCC which service chaplains may also attend.