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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what role DSACEUR will play in EU operations in the Congo region. [119103]
Mr. Ingram: As envisaged at the Nice European Council in 2000, operational planning for EU-led operations without recourse to NATO assets and capabilities will be carried out within one of the strategic level headquarters available to the EU. As framework nation for the deployment in the Democratic Republic of Congo, France is providing the Operation Headquarters in Paris which will be augmented by officers from participating nations including from the United Kingdom. NATO will be kept informed of the general progress of the operation.
Consultants
Mr. Keetch: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the (a) maximum and (b) average length of deployment is of TA consultants serving in the Defence Medical Service; and if he will make a statement; [118796]
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- (2) what the (a) maximum and (b) average length of deployment is of consultants serving in the Defence Medical Service; and if he will make a statement. [118795]
Mr. Caplin [holding answer 12 June 2003]: Currently, we aim to deploy consultants in the Defence Medical Services (DMS) for no more than three months in any 12 month period. However, in some operational circumstances, this may not always be possible. In addition, under the terms of the Reserve Forces Act 1996, Reservists cannot be deployed for more than 12 months in any three years, unless they volunteer otherwise, and in the case of consultants their deployment patterns would be in line with that of their Regular counterparts.
Information on the average length of deployment for consultants serving in the DMS is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Defence Attachés
Mr. Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 15 May 2003, Official Report, column 329W, on defence attachés, how many defence attachés are in place in each of the locations listed. [118656]
Mr. Caplin: A total of 128 UK defence attachés/advisers are currently deployed in 82 locations as follows:
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There are a total of four officers (two RN, two RAF) employed in Canada, Russia, India and USA as office managers; these are not accredited diplomatic posts.
Executive Agencies
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people work for the Hydrographic
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Office; how many are employed in Scotland; what the personnel costs of the agency are; and how these figures compare to 2002. [119274]
Mr. Caplin: The average number of staff employed by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office during the Financial Year ended 31 March 2003 was 940 compared with 907 in the previous year. The numbers include permanent and temporary staff and Service personnel. There are four staff employed at the Chart Maintenance Unit, Faslane, this is unchanged from 2002. The increase in numbers during the year ended 31 March 2003 primarily reflects the recruitment of additional trainee chart compilation personnel in anticipation of the future retirement of significant numbers of experienced staff.
The personnel costs of the agency were £28.2 million during the Financial Year ended 31 March 2003 and £26.7 million in the previous year.
Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence who the top level budget holder owner has been of each of his Department's agencies since financial year 1997–98. [119625]
Mr. Ingram: I will write to the hon. Member and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many full-time equivalent (a) military and (b) civilian staff were employed in the (i) Defence Analytical Services Agency in financial years 1997–98 to 2001–02, (ii) Defence Bills Agency in financial years 1997–98 to 2001–02, (iii) Defence Dental Agency in financial year 1997–98, (iv) Defence Vetting Agency in financial years 1997–98 to 2001–02, (v) Pay and Personnel Agency in financial years 1997–98 to 2001–02 and (vi) Queen Victoria School in financial years 1997–98 to 2001–02. [119626]
Mr. Caplin: The requested information is shown in the following tables:
| 1 April 1997 | 1 April 1998 | 1 April 1999 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defence agency | Service | Civilian | Service | Civilian | Service | Civilian |
| Defence Analytical Services Agency | * | 115 | * | 117 | * | 103 |
| Defence Bills Agency | * | 654 | * | 677 | * | 640 |
| Defence Dental Agency | 629 | 111 | 688 | 135 | 715 | 151 |
| Defence Vetting Agency | * | 54 | * | 341 | * | 338 |
| Pay and Personnel Agency | * | 898 | * | 850 | * | 675 |
| Queen Victoria School | * | 69 | * | 68 | * | 68 |
| Grand total | 629 | 1,901 | 688 | 2,188 | 715 | 1,975 |
| 1 April 2000 | 1 April 2001 | 1 April 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defence agency | Service | Civilian | Service | Civilian | Service | Civilian |
| Defence Analytical Services Agency | * | 120 | * | 129 | * | 145 |
| Defence Bills Agency | * | 601 | * | 585 | * | 581 |
| Defence Dental Agency | 746 | 171 | – – | – – | * | 158 |
| Defence Vetting Agency | * | 355 | * | 344 | * | 262 |
| Pay and Personnel Agency | * | 628 | * | 647 | * | 665 |
| Queen Victoria School | * | 69 | * | 71 | * | 70 |
| Grand total | 746 | 1,944 | * | 1,776 | * | 1,881 |
Notes:
1. Civilian figures are in respect of permanent full and part-time staff, i.e. casual staff are excluded.
2. Civilian figures include values for part-time staff proportionate to those of full-time staff.
3. Service personnel figures are for UK Regular Forces and include both trained and untrained personnel. They exclude Gurkhas, full-time Reserve Service personnel, The Home Service battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment, mobilised reservists are Naval Activated Reservists.
4. Figures are individually rounded and may not sum precisely to the totals shown.
5. * not applicable.6. – – not available.
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