asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many trained military personnel are currently serving with Her Majesty's Armed Forces; how many civilian personnel are currently employed by Her Majesty's Armed Forces; and how many civil servants are employed by the Ministry of Defence. [HL5499]
The total trained military personnel currently serving with Her Majesty's Armed Forces as at 1 September 2008 is 173,130. This total includes UK full-time Regulars, full-time Reserve Service and Gurkhas.
The department does not directly distinguish between civilian personnel employed by Her Majesty's Armed Forces and civilian personnel employed by the Ministry of Defence. All civilian personnel are considered as employees of the Ministry of Defence.
The table below shows the number of civilian personnel employed in each budgetary employing area.
Headcount: Royal Navy 4,690 Army 17,530 Royal Air Force 8,910 Defence Equipment and Support 17,955 Centre 30,040 Other 370 Locally Engaged Civilians 12,995 Total 92,500
1. Royal Navy consists of personnel employed in Fleet TLB as well as personnel employed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Army consists of personnel employed by Land Forces. Royal Air Force consists of personnel employed by Air Command. Centre consists of personnel employed by Central, Chief of Joint Operations, Science Innovation and Technology, Defence Estates TLBs, and staff in Trading Funds (Defence Science Technology Laboratories, Meteorological Office, Hydrographic Office and Defence Support Group). Other consists of personnel unallocated to TLBs.
Some civilian personnel employed in defence equipment and support, centre, and locally engaged civilians will provide support direct to the Armed Forces.