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Civilian Personnel (Scotland)
Mr. Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of his Department's civilian personnel are employed in Scotland; where they are employed; how many are at each location; and which agencies employ them. [112857]
Dr. Moonie: There are 9,098 civilian personnel employed in Scotland. Details of where they are employed, how many are at each location and which agencies employ them are set out in the tables:
| Location | Personnel compliment |
|---|---|
| All Scotland | 9,098 |
| Aberdeen | 104 |
| Angus | 120 |
| Annandale | 11 |
| Argyll | 5 |
| Badenoch | 4 |
| Banff | 71 |
| Caithness | 5 |
| Clydebank | 35 |
| Cunninghame | 594 |
| Dumbarton | 3,001 |
| Dundee | 63 |
| Dunfermline | 703 |
| East Kilbride | 6 |
| East Lothian | 158 |
| Edinburgh | 324 |
| Ettrick | 1 |
| Falkirk | 2 |
| Glasgow | 1,745 |
| Hamilton | 1 |
| Inverclyde | 56 |
| Inverness | 55 |
| Kirkaldy | 1 |
| Kyle | 67 |
| Merrick | 20 |
| Midlothian | 95 |
| Monklands | 2 |
| Moray | 703 |
| Motherwell | 1 |
| North East Fife | 323 |
| Nithsdale | 3 |
| Orkney | 5 |
| Perth | 439 |
| Renfrew | 5 |
| Ross | 1 |
| Skye | 15 |
| Stewartry | 18 |
| Stirling | 273 |
| West Lothian | 3 |
| Western Is, | 14 |
| Zetland | 47 |
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| Agency | Personnel compliment |
|---|---|
| Non-Agency personnel (less Royal Fleet Auxiliary | 2,352 |
| UK Hydrographic Office | 3 |
| Meteorological Office | 157 |
| Service Childrens Education | 2 |
| Queen Victoria School | 68 |
| Defence Postal and Courier Service | 8 |
| Army Base Repair Organisation | 110 |
| Ministry of Defence Police | 870 |
| Naval Recruiting and Training Agency | 13 |
| RAF Training Group Defence Agency | 41 |
| Army Training and Recruiting Agency | 116 |
| Defence Communications Service Agency | 21 |
| Defence Estates | 79 |
| Naval Bases and Supplies Agency | 3,080 |
| Logistics Support Services | 83 |
| RAF Signals Engineering Establishment | 77 |
| Defence Clothing and Textile Agency | 1 |
| Defence Dental Agency | 11 |
| Medical Supply Agency | 6 |
| Army Personnel Centre | 1,130 |
| Ships Support Agency | 151 |
| Defence Vetting Agency | 6 |
| Defence Aviation Repair Agency | 350 |
| Defence Storage and Distribution Agency | 36 |
| Defence Housing Executive | 99 |
| Defence Procurement Agency | 227 |
Notes:
1. The data covers UK based permanent civilian personnel counted in the official Ministry of Defence civil service figures. It excludes UK based casual civilian personnel and permanent civilian personnel whose salaries are paid for, or reimbursed by, other non Ministry of Defence organisations such as NATO and USAF.
2. The data excludes all Defence Evaluation and Research Agency staff on whom reliable location data is not available.
3. Numbers will not always add up to the total MOD personnel in Scotland.
Married Quarters (Scotland)
Mrs. Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many married quarters are available to forces families in Scotland; where they are; and what are their occupancy levels. [112837]
Dr. Moonie: 800 properties are in the course of disposal leaving a working stock of 5,033 properties, 88.5 per cent. of which are occupied. The main locations are:
Rosyth (152), Edinburgh (614), Helensburgh (464), Leuchars (621), Kinloss (810), Lossiemouth (761), Glasgow area (272) and other minor locations (760) giving 4,454 currently in occupation.
HMS Spartan
Mrs. Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when HMS Spartan's refit will be completed; and when the vessel will be operational. [112838]
Dr. Moonie: HMS Spartan is planned to complete her refit in the summer of 2001 and to be operational, following trials, in early 2002.
Clyde Naval Base
Mr. Salmond:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of his Department's civilian personnel are employed (a) at HMNB Clyde, (b) at HMNB Clyde exclusively on maintaining and servicing nuclear
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propelled submarines, (c) at HMNB Clyde exclusively on maintaining conventional surface vessels and (d) on work on both submarines and surface vessels. [112855]
Mr. Spellar:
As at 29 February 2000, HMNB Clyde employed a total of 3,277 civilian personnel.
The Department of Engineering within HMNB Clyde has 198 civilian staff who would be considered to be employed solely on maintaining and servicing both submarines and surface vessels. Due to the re-structuring of the Department in recent years and the flexibility of the workforce that now exists, all would be expected to maintain and service both submarines and surface vessels, to some extent, as might be required.
For the reasons stated above it is not possible to give a definitive answer to the split of tasks between surface vessels and submarines.
Mr. Salmond:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the maximum number of surface vessels that were accommodated at Faslane at any one time in the past five years; what were the types and numbers of vessels accommodated on that occasion; and when that was. [112856]
Dr. Moonie:
On 6 June 1999, there were 30 surface ships accommodated at HM Naval Base Clyde (Faslane). They were:
Mr. Salmond:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what are the costs of salaries for all his Department's civilians in Scotland, by agency and in total; [112853]
Dr. Moonie:
The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Key:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many veterans he expects to be tested for depleted uranium; what will be the cost; and if he will make a statement. [112968]
Dr. Moonie
[holding answer 6 March 2000]: To address Gulf veterans' concerns, on 8 September 1999, the Ministry of Defence offered to arrange independent testing for Depleted Uranium to those Gulf veterans who had their urine tested for Depleted Uranium in Canada. This offer must not be taken as an indication that the Ministry of Defence believes veterans do have high levels of Depleted Uranium in their bodies. Rather it is
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something the Ministry of Defence would like to do so that we can move forward from a firm scientific basis. A draft protocol under which this testing will take place is with veterans' representatives for comment. If it is agreed, we believe that approximately 30 veterans would be eligible for testing. My Department estimates that the cost of obtaining and testing a sample of veteran's urine will be approximately £3,500 per person, excluding Ministry of Defence overheads.
Mr. Keetch:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what editorial control the MoD Publications Clearance Branch exercises over the Royal Air Force Yearbook. [112451]
Dr. Moonie
[holding answer 1 March 2000]: The Publications Clearance Branch (Air) does not exercise direct editorial control over the RAF Yearbook. However, contributions to the Yearbook from serving personnel are subject to the normal publications clearance procedure laid down in Queen's Regulations. This requires them to submit potential articles for clearance to the Publications Clearance Branch (Air) in advance of publication.
The Director of Corporate Communications (RAF) also co-operates very closely with the RAF Benevolent Fund during the production of the Yearbook and will see all the text before publication.
Mr. Keetch:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the integration of ASRAAM missiles into Jaguar GR3A to be completed; and if he will make a statement. [112436]
Dr. Moonie
[holding answer 1 March 2000]: Following an assessment of the cost effectiveness and operational benefits of this project, we have decided not to proceed with integration of the ASRAAM onto Jaguar GR3A.
Mr. Clapham:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total number of service personnel diagnosed to be suffering with asbestosis or asbestos-related diseases in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many deaths occurred in each service branch from asbestos-related diseases over the same period. [113327]
Mr. Spellar:
Since 1 January 1995 there have been no serving service personnel who died or have been reported as having been diagnosed with asbestosis or asbestos- related disease in the last five years.
Two in number Invincible class aircraft carriers
Two in number Destroyers/Frigates
12 in Minor War vessels
Six Fast patrol craft
One Castle class offshore patrol vessel
Four P2000 class patrol boats
Three Support vessels.
(2) what were the total costs of each of the defence installations, including operating costs, maintenance and civilian and services salaries, in the last year for which figures are available. [112934]
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