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Defence Service Agencies (Scotland)
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people work for the (a) Defence Bills Agency and (b) Defence Dental Agency; how many in each agency are employed in Scotland; and what the personnel costs of the agency (i) are in 2004–05 and (ii) were in 2003–04. [213082]
Mr. Caplin: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people worked for the Veterans Agency (a) in 2003–04 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available; how many were employed in Scotland in each case; and what the personnel costs of the agency (i) were in 2003–04 and (ii) are expected to be in 2004–05. [215947]
Mr. Caplin: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people work for the Defence Medical Education and Training Agency; how many are employed in Scotland; what the equivalent figures were in 2004; what the personnel costs of the agency are; and what they were in 2004. [214250]
Mr. Caplin:
The average number of people employed by DMETA during the financial year 2003–04 was 2,270, less than five of whom were employed in Scotland. The Agency's personnel costs in the financial year 2003–04 were £95.74 million. Personnel numbers and associated costs for the current financial year will be subject to the outcome of routine audit by the National
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Audit Office and will form part of the Agency's Annual Report and Accounts which will be published and placed in the Library of the House later this year.
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much of its personnel budget for each financial year since 1997–98 the Meteorological Office spent in Scotland (a) in monetary terms and (b) as a percentage of the total personnel budget for that year; how many personnel were employed in Scotland in each case; and if he will make a statement. [215435]
Mr. Caplin: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much of its personnel budget for each financial year since 1997–98 the Medical Supplies Agency spent in Scotland (a) in monetary terms and (b) as a percentage of the total personnel budget for that year; how many personnel were employed in Scotland in each case; and if he will make a statement. [215436]
Mr. Ingram: MSA staff costs for each year from 1997–98 to date, along with what was spent in Scotland in monetary terms and as a percentage of the total staff costs with the number of personnel employed in Scotland is shown in the following table:
(22)Figures have been rounded to preserve individuals' confidentiality.
(23)Not yet available.
Note:
Medical Distribution Centre, Greenock, closed March 2005.
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much of its personnel budget for each financial year since 1997–98 the Defence Vetting Agency spent in Scotland (a) in monetary terms and (b) as a percentage of the total personnel budget for that year; how many personnel were employed in Scotland in each case; and if he will make a statement. [215448]
Mr. Caplin: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much of its personnel budget for each financial year since 1997–98 the Defence Transport and Movements Agency spent in Scotland (a) in monetary terms and (b) as a percentage of the total personnel budget for that year; how many personnel were employed in Scotland in each case; and if he will make a statement. [215449]
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Mr. Ingram: The Defence Transport and Movements Agency (DTMA) formed in April 1999. None of its personnel was employed in Scotland during financial years 1999–2000 to 2003–04. During the current financial year 2004–05 around 20 personnel have been employed in Scotland, amounting to an estimated cost of £690,000, which is about 4.5 per cent. of the total personnel budget for DTMA.
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much of its personnel budget for each financial year since 1997–98 the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency spent in Scotland (a) in monetary terms and (b) as a percentage of the total personnel budget for that year; how many personnel were employed in Scotland in each case; and if he will make a statement. [215450]
Mr. Ingram: The Defence Storage and Distribution Agency (DSDA) was formed in 1999 and merged with Defence Munitions on 1 April 2003. Prior to the merger the agency only had a small number of employees located in Scotland at the Defence Regional Distribution Centre in Stirling. As a result of the merger DSDA inherited sites at Beith, Crombie and Glen Douglas, details of expenditure on personnel in Scotland, as a percentage of total personnel expenditure and numbers employed in Scotland for each of the respective years are as follows:
Note:
Figures for the last financial year are not yet available.
The expenditure refers to DSDA employees only while the numbers employed in Scotland, provided by the Defence Analytical Services Agency (DASA) include other Ministry of Defence employees working at DSDA sites.
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much of its personnel budget for each financial year since 1997–98 the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory spent in Scotland (a) in monetary terms and (b) as a percentage of the total personnel budget for that year; how many personnel were employed in Scotland in each case; and if he will make a statement. [215452]
Mr. Ingram: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much of its personnel budget for each financial year since 1997–98 the Army Base and Repair Organisation spent in Scotland (a) in monetary terms and (b) as a percentage of the total personnel budget for that year; how many personnel were employed in Scotland in each case; and if he will make a statement. [215454]
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Mr. Ingram: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much of its personnel budget for each financial year since 1997–98 the Defence Medical Education and Training Agency spent in Scotland (a) in monetary terms and (b) as a percentage of the total personnel budget for that year; how many personnel were employed in Scotland in each case; and if he will make a statement. [215458]
Mr. Caplin: The Defence Medical Education and Training Agency (DMETA) was established on 1 April 2003, so no figures are available for financial years prior to 2003–04. In the financial year 2003–04 DMETA spent £80,000 on personnel in Scotland, which was 0.08 per cent. of the agency's total personnel budget.
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much of its personnel budget for financial years (a) 2001–02, (b) 2000–01, (c) 1999–2000, (d) 1998–99 and (e) 1997–98 the Army Training and Recruiting Agency spent in Scotland in (i) monetary terms and (ii) as a percentage of the total personnel budget for that year; how many personnel were employed in Scotland; and if he will make a statement. [217966]
Mr. Caplin: Both civilian and service personnel data by agency are collated annually at 1 April and presented in Table 2.6 of UK Defence Statistics, a copy of which is held in the Library of the House. Further information on personnel figures is available on the DASA website at www.dasa.mod.uk.
The number of service personnel employed by agency and location is not collated centrally. However, locally held records indicate that in 1997 there were 130personnel employed in Scotland, and 140 personnel from 1998 to 2002. These figures exclude any personnel employed in armed forces careers offices and Army career information offices in Scotland, for which no data are available.
A table showing numbers of civilian personnel by MoD agency, for the agency as a total and those employed in Scotland specifically, for the period 1 April 1997 to 1 January 2005, is available on the Defence Analytical Services Agency website, www.dasa.mod.uk, and is also lodged in the Library of the House.
The following table shows the personnel budget data available, showing the amount spent in Scotland in monetary terms, and as a percentage of the total personnel expenditure. Unfortunately, figures for 1997–98 are not readily available.
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