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Written question asked by Pat McFadden (Labour) on Thursday, 15 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 December 2005. It was answered by Lord Touhig (Labour) on Thursday, 2 February 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


DCAE Cosford

Question
(2) how many jobs DCAE Cosford supports (a) directly and (b) indirectly in the West Midlands economy; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

DCAE Cosford directly supports 1,243 jobs. Of these 562 are military personnel, 481 are civilian staff and 200 personnel are currently engaged as contractors. The Department does not hold a figure for the number of jobs indirectly supported by DCAE Cosford in the West Midlands.Defence Ministers have no plans at present to visit DCAE Cosford.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
38988; 442 c701-2W;442 c701-2W
Session
2005-06
Related items
Defence Training Review
Monday, 13 February 2006
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Employment Economic situation West Midlands Official visits Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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