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Counselling Services

Volume 405: debated on Thursday 15 May 2003

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements are made in his Department to allow staff to access counselling services. [111939]

The Ministry of Defence has an Occupational Welfare Service, whose role is to help keep people effective at work through the provision of

May 2000May 2001
OfficerSoldierTotalOfficerSoldierTotal
RSIGNALSLiability9917,6688,6599917,6688,659
Strength9087,3438,2518777,1988,075
REMELiability8709,85010,7208709,85010,720
Strength8178,4509,2678038,3619,164
RACLiability8665,0235,8898665,0235,889
Strength8004,8125,6128254,8535,678
May 2002April 2003
OfficerSoldierTotalOfficerSoldierTotal
RSIGNALSLiability9917,6688,6599917,6688,659
Strength9087,2058,1139237,5638,486
REMELiability8709,85010,7208709,85010,720
Strength8278,4319,2588238,7419,564
RACLiability8665,0235,8898665,0235,889
Strength8354,9405,7758345,0345,868

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) establishment and (b) strength of the (i) Royal Engineers, (ii) Army Corps of Music, (iii) Adjutant General's Corps and (iv) QARANC was (A) in May 2000, (B) in May 2001, (C) in May 2002 and (D) on the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [113242]

May 2000May 2001
OffrSldrTotalOffrSldrTotal
RELiability1,1868,0059,1911,1868,0059,191
Strength1,1057,2588,3631,1247,3978,521
CAMusLiability361,1181,154361,1181,154
Strength371,0111,048359871,022
AGCLiability1,0566,1507,2061,0566,1507,206
Strength1,0016,1087,1091,0385,9847,022
QARANCLiability3546511,0053546511,005
Strength272392664274391665
May 2002April 2003
OffrSldrTotalOffrSldrTotal
RELiability1,1868,0059,1911,1868,0059,191
Strength1,1167,4328,5481,1417,6038,744
CAMusLiability361,1181,154361,1181,154
Strength339911,024349881,022

support and advice to staff and managers. All civilian staff have access to this service and Welfare Officers are trained in counselling skills, which they use in discussions with individuals.