To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) military and (b) civilian personnel are employed by his Department in Scotland. (118682)

Figures for UK regular forces located in Scotland are available in Table 12 of Tri-Service Publication (TSP) 10: UK regular forces distribution across UK. Copies of TSP 10 are available in the Library of the House and also at

www.dasa.mod.uk

TSP 10 is published quarterly.

The most recent publication for the Army and Naval Service figures was on 1 October 2006, and shows the Naval Service had 3,800 personnel in Scotland and the Army had 3,440. The publication can be found at

http://www.dasa.mod.uk/natstats/tsp10/tsp10_oct06r.pdf

The most recent data for the RAF is from 1 April 2006, which shows a provisional estimate of 5,840 RAF personnel posted in Scotland. These figures are available at

http://www.dasa.mod.uk/natstats/tspl0/tsp10_apr06.pdf

There have been no major RAF base closures or squadron transfers into or out of Scotland since April 2006; however, the RAF drawdown across the UK has reduced total RAF numbers from 48,730 in April 2006 to 45,560 in March 2007.

The following table shows the number of civilian personnel working in Scotland from April 2006 to January 2007.