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Written question asked by Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 3 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 April 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Thursday, 7 April 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question
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.
Answer

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: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year Expenditure on personnel in Percentage of total personnel Number employed in Scotland Scotland (£) expenditure 1999-2000 437,841 1 40 2000-01 391,767 1 40 2001-02 417,966 1 30 2002-03 449,766 1 20 2003-04 18,527,495 16 800 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. 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.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
432 c1737-8W;432 c1733W; 215450
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Executive agencies Expenditure Staff Scotland Defence Storage and Distribution Agency Defence agencies
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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