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date	16/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what proportion the number of senior military officers ranked one star and above, and the civil service equivalent, employed by his Department, changed between 2011 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	31284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>At 1 April 2011, 38.8 per cent of Senior Personnel in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) were Senior Civil Servants (SCS) and 61.2 per cent were UK Regulars at One Star (Army Brigadier and equivalent) and above. At 1 April 2015, 39.2 per cent were SCS and 60.8 per cent were UK Regulars at One Star and above.</p><p> </p><p>At 1 April 2011, there were 480 UK Regular personnel ranked One Star and above; by 1 April 2015 this figure had decreased by 6.9 per cent to 450.</p><p> </p><p>At 1 April 2011, there were 300 SCS personnel in the MOD; by 1 April 2015 this figure had decreased by 5.3 per cent to 290.</p><p> </p><p>The following tables provide the requested breakdown, by year, of UK Regular Strength at One Star and above, and SCS headcount:</p><p> </p><p>UK Regular Strength at One Star and above</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>1 April 2011</p></td><td><p>1 April 2012</p></td><td><p>1 April 2013</p></td><td><p>1 April 2014</p></td><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>1 Oct 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>440</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>SCS Headcount</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>1 April 2011</p></td><td><p>1 April 2012</p></td><td><p>1 April 2013</p></td><td><p>1 April 2014</p></td><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>1 January 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The strength of UK Regular Personnel at 1 April 2011 was 186,360. The strength of UK Regular Personnel at 1 April 2015 was 153,720. This represents a 17.5 per cent decrease between 2011 and 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD civilian staff (CS) headcount at 1 April 2011 was around 87,000. The CS headcount at 1 April 2015 was 59,900. This represents an estimated decrease of 31.2 per cent between 2011 and 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 31285 31286 question first answered 21/03/2016 16:40:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

479143

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what proportion the number of armed forces personnel and civilian staff employed by his Department changed between 2011 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	31285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>At 1 April 2011, 38.8 per cent of Senior Personnel in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) were Senior Civil Servants (SCS) and 61.2 per cent were UK Regulars at One Star (Army Brigadier and equivalent) and above. At 1 April 2015, 39.2 per cent were SCS and 60.8 per cent were UK Regulars at One Star and above.</p><p> </p><p>At 1 April 2011, there were 480 UK Regular personnel ranked One Star and above; by 1 April 2015 this figure had decreased by 6.9 per cent to 450.</p><p> </p><p>At 1 April 2011, there were 300 SCS personnel in the MOD; by 1 April 2015 this figure had decreased by 5.3 per cent to 290.</p><p> </p><p>The following tables provide the requested breakdown, by year, of UK Regular Strength at One Star and above, and SCS headcount:</p><p> </p><p>UK Regular Strength at One Star and above</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>1 April 2011</p></td><td><p>1 April 2012</p></td><td><p>1 April 2013</p></td><td><p>1 April 2014</p></td><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>1 Oct 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>440</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>SCS Headcount</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>1 April 2011</p></td><td><p>1 April 2012</p></td><td><p>1 April 2013</p></td><td><p>1 April 2014</p></td><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>1 January 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The strength of UK Regular Personnel at 1 April 2011 was 186,360. The strength of UK Regular Personnel at 1 April 2015 was 153,720. This represents a 17.5 per cent decrease between 2011 and 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD civilian staff (CS) headcount at 1 April 2011 was around 87,000. The CS headcount at 1 April 2015 was 59,900. This represents an estimated decrease of 31.2 per cent between 2011 and 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 31284 31286 question first answered 21/03/2016 16:40:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones