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Written question asked by James Gray (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 July 2002. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 July 2002 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilians are deployed on aircraft carriers; and how many were deployed in 1987. - Inc figures (holding answer 16 July 2002).
Answer

Mr. Gray: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many civilians are deployed on aircraft carriers; and how many were deployed in 1987. [70164] Dr. Moonie: [holding answer 16 July 2002]: In general terms there are approximately 10 civilians who deploy with each aircraft carrier, of these are six employed in the laundry and four in the NAAFI. The numbers of civilians on board may vary depending on the type of deployment. Information on civilian numbers deployed on aircraft carriers in 1987 is not available.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
389 c284-5W; 70164
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Deployment Civilians Aircraft carriers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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