To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many military personnel are based in the North East. (135293)

Details of UK Regular Forces stationed in the North East region are given in the following table.

Due to the introduction of a new Personnel Administration System (JPA), RAF location data for 1 April 2006 are provisional and subject to review, and after 1 April 2006 are not available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Ministry of Defence establishments there are in the North East. (135294)

Within the official North East Government Office Region, the Ministry of Defence has nine establishments, excluding Reserve Forces Cadet Association sites and Careers Offices which are not considered to be main establishments.

The nine establishments are:

Albermarle Barracks

Army Museum Alnwick Castle

Bowes Moor Chemical Weapon Stores

Catterick Training Area

HMS Calliope

Otterburn Training Area

RAF Boulmer

RAF Spadeadam

Warcop Army Field Training Centre