§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many times per annum the questions and response options included in the Continuous Attitudes Survey for the(a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) RAF are reviewed; how often they have been changed in the last three years; and if he will list the changes made per annum;[160121]
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Civilian staff strengths1,2,3 Table 1—civilian personnel—England 1 April 1997 1 April 1998 1 April 1999 1 April 2000 1 April 2001 1 April 2002 1 April 2003 1 April 2004 Ministry of Defence (less agencies and Trading Funds) 37,030 34,160 36,600 29,550 28,060 28,710 32,550 31,910 Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency4 840 110 100 120 110 120 150 140 Army Base Repair Organisation5 2,750 2,540 2,360 2,360 2,450 1,920 1,830 1,730 Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency6 3,640 3,320 — — — — — — Army Personnel Centre7 580 20 10 40 50 70 100 110 Army Technical Support Authority8 800 810 760 — — — — — Army Training and Recruitment Agency9 — 4,220 3,980 4,030 4,010 3,970 4,000 4,000 British Forces Post Office10 310 310 310 330 320 320 340 330 Defence Analytical Services Agency11 120 120 100 120 130 140 140 150 Defence Animal Centre12 60 60 — — — — — — Defence Aviation Repair Agency13 — — 1,080 1,110 1,030 1,020 980 900 Defence Bill Agency14 650 670 630 600 580 580 590 580 Defence Clothing and Textile Agency15 460 380 310 — — — — — Defence Codification Agency16 10 10 — — — — — — Defence Communications service Agency17 — 470 570 1,310 2,730 2,780 2,930 2,790 Defence Dental Agency18 110 140 150 170 56— 160 160 170 Defence Estates19 1,020 980 1,060 1,050 1,170 1,180 1,290 1,210 Defence Evaluation and Research Agency20 9,240 9,920 9,700 10,160 10,130 — — — Defence Geographic Imagery Intelligence Agency21 — — — 840 750 690 760 790 Defence Housing Executive22 — — 850 810 830 810 650 630 Defence Intelligence and Security Centre23 90 120 130 140 130 140 140 140 Defence Medical Education and Training Agency24 — — — — — — 620 590 Defence Medical and Training Organisation25 — 100 160 160 170 170 190 590 Defence Procurement Agency26 — — — 3,650 3,440 3,510 3,440 3,550 Defence Science and Technology Laboratory27 — — — — — 2,590 2,740 2,890 Defence Secondary Care Agency28 — 680 750 690 680 570 — — Defence Storage and Distribution Agency29 — — — 2,670 2,480 2,220 3,150 3,120 Defence Transport and Movements Agency30 140 150 170 200 310 310 290 280 Defence Vetting Agency31 50 320 320 350 330 250 270 310 Disposal Services Agency32 30 20 20 20 20 20 70 — (2) when the questions and response options included in the Continuous Attitudes Survey for the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) RAF were last changed; what these changes were; and if he will make a statement. [160122]
§ Mr. CaplinA major review of the Royal Navy Continuous Attitude Survey (CAS) is conducted once a year. Changes are made between each survey as is felt necessary. In the Army a full review of CAS is undertaken once a year, while in the RAF, questions and response options are in effect under continuous review, with questions being added, deleted or amended as required in support of policy initiatives.
I will write to the hon. Gentleman with further details and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.