To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil servants were employed in financial posts in his Department in (a) 2020 and (b) 2010.
Answered on
8 October 2020
The number of Civil Servants employed by the Ministry of Defence in the finance field in 2010 and 2020 are as follows:
2010 | 3,391 |
2020 | 1,752* |
Where available, these figures include personnel in delegated Arm’s Length Bodies - Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) and the Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA).
* Excluding DE&S for which figures are unavailable.
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Ministry of Defence
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