HC Deb 17 March 2004 vol 419 cc358-61W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the(a) expenditure and (b) number of staff employed for each defence agency and organisation in (i) Wales and (ii) England in each year since 1997. [158898]

Mr. Caplin

Figures relating to civilian personnel employed in Ministry of Defence agencies and Trading Funds are detailed in the following tables 1 and 2 together with appropriate footnotes. Service personnel figures and information relating to manning costs of agencies and Trading Funds is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

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
Duke of Yorks Royal Military School33 100 100 100 100 100 110 100 100
Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre34 140 150 140
Logistic Information Systems Agency35 160 180 200
Logistics Support Services36 440 370 400
Medical Supply Agency37 217 231 242 246 56 56 260 56
Meteorological Office38 1,770 1,820 1,680 1,890 1,840 1,850 1,840 1,610
Military Survey39 700 680 680
Ministry of Defence Police40 2,720 2,670 2,600 2,560 2,440 2,410 2,420 2,530
Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation41 1,160 1,150
Naval Bases and Supplies Agency42 5,450 4,310 4,450
Naval Manning Agency43 80 100 90 100 110 110 110 110
Naval Recruiting and Training Agency44 1,550 1,470 1,120 1,100 1,000 940 970 1,000
Pay and Personnel Agency45 890 840 670 620 640 660 690 720
RAF Maintenance Group Defence Agency46 1,320 1,070
RAF Personnel Management Agency47 210 220 230 220 240 240 210 210
RAF Signals Engineering Establishment48 520 510 520
RAF Training Group Defence Agency49 1,830 1,920 1,860 1,890 1,850 1,860 1,810 1,910
Service Childrens Education50 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Specialist Procurement Services51 730
Ships Support Agency52 2,150 2,110 2,140 6,760
UK Hydrographic Office53 760 770 790 820 830 870 890 880
Veterans Agency54 790 720 700
Warship Support Agency55 5,450 4,960 3,550 3,520

Civilian staff strengths1,2,3
Table 2—civilian personnel—Wales
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) 860 850 790 680 710 690 790 750
Army Base Repair Organisation5 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10
Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency6 20 20
Army Personnel Centre7
Army Technical Support Authority8
Army Training and Recruitment Agency9 130 140 150 170 160 140 140
British Forces Post Office10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Defence Aviation Repair Agency13 3,450 3,290 3,020 3,010 2,770 2,480
Defence Communications Service Agency17 100 80
Defence Dental Agency18 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56
Defence Estates19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10
Defence Evaluation and Research Agency20 280 370 300 330 310
Defence Housing Executive22 10 10 10 10 10 10
Defence Procurement Agency26 10
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory27
Defence Storage and Distribution Agency29 190 180 180 190 230
Logistics Support Services36 10
Meteorological Office38 40 40 40 30 30 30 40 40
Ministry of Defence Police40 60 30 30 20 20 20
Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation41
Naval Bases and Supplies Agency42 40 40 50
Naval Recruiting and Training Agency44 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Pay and Personnel Agency45
RAF Maintenance Group Defence Agency46 3,130 3,300
RAF Training Group Defence Agency49 260 190 180 130 130 130 140 150
Ships Support Agency52 10 30 30 80
Veterans Agency54 10 10 10
Warship Support Agency55 50 50 40 50

1 Figures refer to permanent staff only, casual staff or those not paid by MOD (eg career break) not included.

2 Figures include values for part time staff proportionate to those of full time staff.

3 All figures are rounded to the nearest 10, as a result totals may not always equal the sum of the parts.

4 Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency was formed in April 1997.

5 The Army Base Repair Organisation was formed in April 1993 and gained Trading Fund status on 1 April 2002, subsequently renamed ABRO.

6 Army Base Storage And Distribution Agency was setup in April 1995 and absorbed into DSDA from April 1999.

7 Army Personnel Centre was formed in December 1996.

8 Army Technical Support Authority was formed October 1995 and absorbed into DLO March 2000.

9 Army Training and Recruitment Agency was formed in July 1997 by absorbing AITO plus recruiting.

10 Known as the Defence Postal and Courier Services Agency until 1 July 1999.

11 Defence Analytical Services Agency formed July 1992.

12 The Defence Animal Centre was formed in June 1993 and the agency was absorbed into the Army Training and Recruitment Agency in April 1999.

13 The Defence Aviation Repair Agency was formed in April 1999 and gained Trading Fund status on 1 April 2001.

14 Defence Bills Agency was formed in December 1996.

15 Defence Clothing And Textile Agency was created in November 1994 and absorbed into DLO October 2000.

16 Defence Codification Agency was formed in June 1996 and absorbed into LSS April 1999.

17 Defence Communications Service Agency formed April 1998 and absorbed elements of DGIC, CHOTS, RAF Comms, RAFSEE and LISA.

18 Defence Dental Agency was formed February 1996. A breakdown by country is not available, therefore, the figures provided are a UK total.

19 Known as the Defence Estates Organisation until 1 March 1999.

20 Defence Evaluation and Research Agency—public-private partnership took place in July 2001. DSTL, a trading fund, was established to take on the retained science and technology services.

21 Defence Geographic Imagery Intelligence Agency formed April 2000 and included JARIC and Mil Survey.

22 Defence Housing Executive was formed April 1999.

23 Defence Intelligence And Security Centre was formed October 1996.

24 Agency was launched on 1 April 2003, subsumed responsibilities of the Defence Medical Training Organisation and Defence Secondary Care Agency.

25 Defence Medical and Training Organisation formed in April 1997 and was absorbed into the Defence Medical Education and Training Agency in April 2003.

26 Launched on 1 April 1999 assuming responsibilities of the Specialist Procurement Services Agency.

27 Trading Fund, created on 1 July 2001 to take on responsibility for the retained services of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency post QinetiQ.

28 Formed in April 1996. On 1 April 2003 the Defence Secondary Care Agency ceased to exist and became part of the Defence Medical Education and Training Agency.

29 Defence Storage and Distribution Agency formed in April 1999.

30 Defence Transport And Movements Agency formed April 1999 subsumed DTMX, Air Movements exec and Joint Transport and Movements staff.

31 Defence Vetting Agency was formed in April 1997.

32 Known as the Disposal Sales Agency until 1 April 1999.

33 The Duke of York Military School was set up in April 1992.

34 Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre was formed in April 1996 and absorbed into DGIA April 2000.

35 Logistic Information Systems Agency setup in November 1994 and absorbed in to DCSA with parts of DGIS from April 2001.

36 Logistic Support Services Agency was formed in December 1996 and absorbed into DLO March 2000.

37 Medical Supplies Agency formed March 1996. A breakdown by country is not available, therefore, the figures provided are a UK total.

38The Meteorological Office was formed in April 1990 and the agency gained Trading Fund status on 1 April 1996.

39 Military Survey Defence Agency was formed in April 1991 and was absorbed into the DGIIA in April 2000.

40 Ministry of Defence Police formed in April 1996.

41 Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation formed in April 1992 and was absorbed into DARA in April 1999.

42 Naval Bases and Supplies Agency formed in December 1996 and was absorbed into the Ships Support Agency in April 2000.

43 Naval Manning Agency was formed July 1996.

44 Naval Recruiting And Training Agency was setup in April 1995.

45 Pay And Personnel Agency was formed in February 1996

46 The RAF Maintenance Group Defence Agency formed in April 1991 and was absorbed into the Defence Aviation Repair Agency on 1 April 1999.

47 RAF Personnel Management Agency was formed in February 1997.

48 RAF Signals Engineering Establishment was setup in November 1994 and absorbed in to DCSA April 2000.

49 RAF Training Group Defence Agency formed in April 1994.

50 Service Childrens Education formed April 1991.

51 Specialist Procurement Services was formed in June 1997 and absorbed into the DPA in April 1999.

52 Ships Support Agency was formed in December 1996 and absorbed the Naval Bases and Supplies Agency in April 2000.

53 The UK Hydrographic Office was formed in April 1990 and the agency gained Trading Fund status on 1 April 1996.

54 Veterans Agency, the renamed War Pensions Agency, transferred to MOD from DSS in April 2002.

55 Warship Support Agency was formed from the merger of Ships Support Agency and Naval Bases and Supply Agency during 2000–01.

56 Not available.

Note:

'—'denotes zero or rounded to zero.