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Military Bases: Scotland

Volume 503: debated on Wednesday 6 January 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) civilian staff and (b) service staff were employed at Edinburgh Castle in each of the last 10 years. (308728)

The number of staff is shown in the following table:

Civilian staff

Service staff

2000

40

90

2001

40

90

2002

40

90

2003

40

90

2004

40

90

2005

40

90

2006

40

120

2007

40

30

2008

40

30

2009

50

30

Note:

Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10 in accordance with statistical conventions.

The increase in the number of civilian staff in 2009 is primarily because of MOD Guard Service personnel replacing military personnel drawn from other stations.

The increase in the number of service personnel in 2006 is primarily because of an uplift in military posts to augment HQ 52 Infantry Brigade (HQ 52 Infantry Brigade) for operational deployment. The reduction to 30 service staff in 2007 follows the deployment and then subsequent relocation of 52 Infantry Brigade to Redford Barracks, Edinburgh.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the maintenance costs were for the military garrison at Edinburgh Castle for each of the last 10 years. (308729)

Building maintenance costs for the military garrison at Edinburgh Castle since October 2003 are shown in the following table. Information prior to October 2003 is not held.

Financial year

Cost (£)

October 2003 to March 2004

60,490

2004-05

152,939

2005-06

147,328

2006-07

109,586

2007-08

80,390

2008-09

307,662

April to November 2009

119,030

These figures do not include running costs, such as cleaning or utilities, which could not be separately identified in the time available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) civilian staff and (b) service staff were employed at 2nd Division HQ at Craigiehall in each of the last 10 years. (308615)

Available data are shown in the following tables.

Civilian staff numbers are only available centrally from 2005 and service numbers are only available centrally from 2002. Information prior to these dates could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Civilian staff numbers

2006

120

2007

120

2008

120

2009

120

Service staff numbers

2002

80

2003

80

2004

80

2005

80

2006

80

2007

80

2008

80

2009

80

Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 in accordance with statistical conventions.