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Ministry of Defence: Staff

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4 December 2023

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18 December 2023 · Answer

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18 December 2023

Defence

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To ask His Majesty's Government whether they believe that the Ministry of Defence still needs to employ 60,000 civilian personnel, in the light of the declining number of regular forces.

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  1. 4 December 2023

    Written question

    To ask His Majesty's Government whether they believe that the Ministry of Defence still needs to employ 60,000 civilian personnel, in the light of the declining number of regular forces.

    Source: Lords

  2. 18 December 2023

    Answer

    The size of the Regular Armed Forces and that of the Civilian workforce are not directly linked. The breadth of tasks performed by Civilians in the MOD is significant; they perform over 200 different, vital roles and are key to the delivery of Defence out...

    Source: Written answer

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