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Written question asked by Diana Johnson (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 January 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 January 2017. It was answered by Harriett Baldwin (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 February 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Defence School of Transport

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many trainees have been admitted to training courses at the Defence School of Transport, Leconfield in the fiscal year (a) before and (b) since Babock International took over the contract for the running of the facilities; how many training courses have been offered in each such year; and how many staff were employed in each such year.

Answer

In training year 2015-2016, 14,562 trainees arrived at the Defence School of Transport (DST) to conduct training. During this period, the school offered 129 courses. The planned Babcock contract extension to cover the provision of equipment support at the DST is still being finalised. There are currently 683 civil service posts, and 177 military posts at the DST.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
61406
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Staff Training Defence School of Transport Babcock International
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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