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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people work for the (a) Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Agency, (b) Defence Housing Executive and (c) Defence Intelligence and Security Centre; how many are employed in Scotland; and what the personnel costs of each agency (i) are in 2004-05 and (ii) were in 2003-04. [213920] Mr. Caplin: As of 1 April 2004, the Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Agency (DGIA) employed 1,450 staff, though none in Scotland. The Defence Housing Executive (DHE) merged with Defence Estates on 1 April 2004 and meaningful current staff figures cannot therefore be provided. However, on 1 April 2003 DHE employed 880 staff, all civilians, of which 90 were based in Scotland. As of 1 April 2004, the Defence Intelligence and Security Centre (DISC) employed 470 staff, though none in Scotland. The personnel costs for DGIA and DISC in 2004-05 will be available in their respective 2004-05 annual reports and accounts, which will be published later this year. The personnel costs for DGIA, DISC, and DHE in 2003-04 can be found in the Agencies' Annual Reports and Accounts, which are available in the Library of the House.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

430 c1251-2W; 213920

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Executive agencies Expenditure Staff Scotland Defence Housing Executive Defence agencies Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Agency Defence Intelligence and Security Centre

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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