Written question asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 November 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 28 November 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

RAF Bases

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people are employed in a (a) military and (b) civilian capacity at RAF Leeming.

Answer: In the answer which I gave to the hon. Member on 7 April 2005, Official Report, column 1763W, I said that there were approximately 1,570 service posts and 280 civilian posts at Leeming. The figure for service posts covered the main station establishment, but not the lodger units there. Including these units, the service posts figure would have been 1,800.On a like-for-like basis, the current figures are approximately 1,590 service and 270 civilian posts. The reduction in service posts from 1,800 to 1,590 is primarily the result of the disbandment of XI(F) Squadron on 31 October 2005.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 440 c122W;440 c122W; 30981
Session: 2005-06
Related items: Ministry of Defence
Thursday, 7 April 2005
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Armed forces Defence Civilians Air force Staff Military bases RAF Leeming
Contains statistics: Yes
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