To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) establishment and (b) requirement is of (i) medical officers and (ii) other medical staff in military training establishments in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. [100174]
Current establishment and manning figures for military medical officers, civilian medical practitioners, and other medical personnel at training establishments in each of the Services are as follows:
Army
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Training Establishment
| Military Medical Officer Establishment
| Military Medical Officer Manning
| Civilian Medical Practitioner Establishment
| Civilian Medical Practitioner Manning
| Other Medical Personnel (Military/Civilian) Establishment
| Other Medical Personnel (Military/Civilian) Manning
|
| HQ Armour Centre | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| Royal School of Artiller/14 Regt RA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| Combat Engineering School Minley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Combat Engineering School Chatham | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| HQ Royal School of Signals | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 |
| Infantry Training Centre/School of Infantry Catterick | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 27 | 23 |
| Infantry Training Centre (Wales)/Infantry Battle School Brecon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 17.5 |
| HQ School of Army Aviation | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
| HQ Defence Logistic Support Training Group | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Defence School of Transport Leconfield | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| HQ REME Training Group | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13.5 | 13.5 |
| School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Bordon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Adjutant Generals Corps Training Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Royal Military School of Music | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
RAF
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Training Establishment
| Military Medical Officer Establishment
| Military Medical Officer Manning
| Civilian Medical Practitioner Establishment
| Civilian Medical Practitioner Manning
| Other Medical Personnel (Military/Civilian) Establishment
| Other Medical Personnel (Military/Civilian) Manning
|
| RAF Cranwell | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 21 |
| RAF Cosford | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 19 |
| RAF Brize Norton | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 31 |
| RAF Halton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 |
| RAF Digby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| RAF Boulmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| RAF St. Athan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 |
| RAF Linton on Ouse | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 |
| RAF Valley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 |
| RAF Honington | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 |
| RAF Shawbury | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 |
| RAF Northolt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 |
Notes:
1. Civilian posts may be part-time or filled on a job-share basis. In calculating these figures, part&-time posts have been counted as a half; job-share arrangements have been counted a one.
2. Figures for other medical personnel include practice manager/receptionist posts.
3. HQ Defence Logistic Support Training Group, School of Logistics and 25 Training Support Regt are covered by Deepcut Garrison medical centre, and it is these figures which appear in the table.
4. The following Army training establishments do not have medical staff on their establishment, but are covered by medical centres at local units:
Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) Training Centre and Army School of Physical Training—covered by Aldershot Garrison medical centre.
Army School of Ammunition—covered by the medical centre at Defence Munitions at Kineton.
School of Petroleum—covered by the medical centre at West Moors Station.
Port and Maritime Wing—covered by the medical centre at 17 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC.
Construction Engineering School, Defence Explosives Ordnance School and HQ
Royal School of Military Engineering—covered by medical centre at Combat Engineer School at Chatham.
5. There are no medical staff on the strength of the Joint Services Mountain Training Centre.