HC Deb 27 May 2004 vol 421 cc1841-2W
Mr. Soames

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list his Department's(a) executive agencies, (b) trading funds and (c) executive non-departmental public bodies for financial years (i) 2003–04 and (ii) 2004–05. [172122]

Mr. Caplin

In financial year 2003–04, the Ministry of Defence had the following defence agencies, trading funds and executive non-departmental public bodies:

(a) Defence agencies:

  • Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency
  • Army Personnel Centre
  • Army Training and Recruiting Agency
  • British Forces Post Office
  • Defence Analytical Services Agency
  • Defence Bills Agency
  • Defence Communication Services Agency
  • Defence Dental Agency
  • Defence Estates
  • Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Agency
  • Defence Housing Executive
  • Defence Intelligence and Security Centre
  • Defence Medical Education and Training Agency
  • Defence Procurement Agency
  • Defence Storage and Distribution Agency
  • Defence Transport and Movements Agency
  • Defence Vetting Agency
  • Disposal Services Agency
  • Duke of York's Royal Military School
  • Medical Supplies Agency
  • Ministry of Defence Police
  • Naval Manning Agency
  • Naval Recruiting and Training Agency
  • Pay and Personnel Agency
  • Queen Victoria School
  • RAF Personnel Management Agency
  • RAF Training Group Defence Agency
  • Service Children's Education
  • Veterans Agency
  • Warship Support Agency

(b) Trading Fund agencies:

  • ABRO
  • Defence Aviation and Repair Agency
    • 1842W
  • Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
  • Met Office
  • United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

(c) Executive non-departmental public bodies:

  • Fleet Air Arm Museum
  • National Army Museum
  • Oil and Pipelines Agency
  • RAF Museum
  • Royal Marines Museum
  • Royal Navy Submarine Museum
  • Royal Naval Museum

In financial year 2004–05, the Ministry of Defence trading fund and executive non-departmental public bodies remain the same. There has however been a reduction of four in the number of defence agencies. The three single service personnel agencies ceased to have agency status from 1 April 2004, as set out in my written statement of 17 March 2004, Official Report, column 24WS. The Defence Housing Executive merged with Defence Estates as set out in my written statement of 30 March 2004, Official Report, columns 88–89WS. In addition, the Ministry of Defence Police has been renamed the Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency after taking on the Ministry of Defence Guard Service.

The revised list of defence agencies for 2004–05 is shown as follows.

(a) Defence agencies

  • Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency
  • Army Training and Recruiting Agency
  • British Forces Post Office
  • Defence Analytical Services Agency
  • Defence Bills Agency
  • Defence Communication Services Agency
  • Defence Dental Agency
  • Defence Estates
  • Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Agency
  • Defence Intelligence and Security Centre
  • Defence Medical Education and Training Agency
  • Defence Procurement Agency
  • Defence Storage and Distribution Agency
  • Defence Transport and Movements Agency
  • Defence Vetting Agency
  • Disposal Services Agency
  • Duke of York's Royal Military School
  • Medical Supplies Agency
  • Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency
  • Naval Recruiting and Training Agency
  • Pay and Personnel Agency
  • Queen Victoria School
  • RAF Training Group Defence Agency
  • Service Children's Education
  • Veterans Agency
  • Warship Support Agency.