HC Deb 09 March 2004 vol 418 cc1402-3W
Angus Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of his Department's civilian jobs are in Scotland, broken down by location. [159305]

Mr. Caplin

Information about the number of jobs is not available, only staff numbers. There were 6,510 civilian staff employed in Scotland as at 1 January 2004 (rounded to the nearest 10). This figure is for full–time equivalent, permanent, industrial and non–industrial staff, excluding Trading Funds, Royal Fleet Auxiliaries and those on career breaks, long term sick leave, secondments etc. Reliable data are not available below Government Office Region level.