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Ministry of Defence: Civil Servants

Asked by Sir Ashley FoxConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 28 October 2024UIN 9610

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil servants are assigned to work in each of his Department's offices; and how many desks are available in each office.

Answered by Al Carns

The information to answer the hon. Member's question in full could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

However, as of 1 April 2024, there was a total of 4,069 Full Time Equivalent Ministry of Defence (MOD) staff working at Main Building. Full Time Equivalence is a figure that allows part-time workers’ hours to be put into the same units as full-time workers. Please note this figure includes all employees in MOD and the four Executive Agencies, alongside Military personnel – it does not include Contractor staff or visitors.

There are 3,802 workplaces for use in MOD Main Building.

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