Army: Manpower

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answers of 20 March 2007, Official Report, column 750W, on army manpower, what the (a) ranks and (b) regiments are of those members of the armed forces assigned to the households of members of the Army Board; what their (i) roles and (ii) professional skills are; how many non-armed forces staff are assigned to each of the households of members of the Army Board; and what their roles are. (130213)

For those members of the Army Board assigned household staff at a cost to the Ministry of Defence, the details are:

Rank	Regiment	Role	Skills
CGS
Colour Sergeant	Yorkshire Regiment	House Manager	Has attended the Mess Supervisor and Mess Steward courses
Corporal	Yorkshire Regiment	House Orderly	Has attended the Mess Supervisor and Mess Steward courses

GOC NI
Sergeant	The Rifles	House Sergeant	No formal skill requirement
Corporal	Royal Logistic Corps	Cook	Chef Class 1, City and Guilds 7061 in Catering and NVQ Level 3 in Catering
Civilian¹	—	—	—

CinC LAND
Corporal (Lance Sergeant)	Welsh Guards	House Sergeant	Mess Steward and Mess Supervisor; Category B and C driving
Private (Guardsman)	Welsh Guards	House orderly and valet	Mess Steward; Category B driving
Civilian²	—	—	—
Adjutant General
Sergeant	Royal Artillery	House Sergeant	No formal skill required
Civilian³	—	—	—
¹ Gardener and Cleaner ² Full-time (40 hours) Gardener; Full-time (40 hrs) Cleaner; Part-time (20 hrs) Assistant Cleaner; Part-time (2 days per week) chef ³ 1 full-time domestic assistant; 1 gardener working 32 hours per week

Volume 459: debated on Tuesday 17 April 2007