HC Deb 13 June 2003 vol 406 cc1113-4W
Angus Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people work for the Defence Repository; how many are employed in Scotland; what the personnel costs of the agency are; and how these figures compare to 2002. [119294]

Dr. Moonie

The Ministry of Defence has a central records repository that is located at Hayes in West London. The records repository is not a defence agency and does not have any other sites associated with it, including in Scotland.

In January 2002, there were 100 Ministry of Defence personnel directly involved in providing the main records and support services at the Hayes site, some working part-time, at an annual cost of £1.743 million. There are currently 84 MOD personnel, including part-timers, providing records and support services at Hayes at an annual cost of £1.469 million.

In January 2002, there were 12 MOD personnel based at Hayes who were working on associated tasks at an annual cost of £281,000. There are now 19 MOD personnel working on associated tasks at an annual cost of £495,000.

Angus Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people work for the Meteorological Office; how many are employed in Scotland; what the personnel costs of the agency are; and how these figures compare to 2002. [119296]

Dr. Moonie

The current number of people working for the Meteorological Office is 2,170 as at 11 June 2003. Of this number, 151 people are currently employed in Scotland. The total Met Office pay bill for Financial Year 2003–04 is budgeted at £74,700,000. This compares with a total of 2,208 people working for the Met Office as at 11 June 2002, with 147 people employed in Scotland, and a total actual pay bill for Financial Year 2002–03 of £77,261,000.

Angus Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people work for the Defence Scientific Advisory Council; how many are employed in Scotland; what the personnel costs of the agency are; and how these figures compare to 2002. [119297]

Dr. Moonie

The Defence Scientific Advisory Council,(DSAC) is an advisory Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB). It has a membership of 13, supported by an additional seven Ministry of Defence officials. None work or reside in Scotland at present. As an advisory NDPB, it does not incur expense on its own account.