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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many permanent UK military headquarters there are; where each is located; who has command at each such headquarters; and what the staff is of each.

[Official Report, 20 July 2010, Vol. 514, c. 182-84W.]

Letter of correction from Andrew Robathan:

Errors have been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Nicholas Soames) on 20 July 2010.

The full answer given was as follows:

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[holding answer 15 July 2010]: There are five permanent military headquarters (HQ) in the UK. Details of the location, who has command and staff employed at each are shown in the following table:

Of which:

Military HQ

Location

Commanded by

Number of staff

Military

Civilian

Ministry of Defence (MOD)—Head Office

MOD Main Building London

Secretary of State for Defence

2,920

1,070

1,850

Navy—HQ Navy Command

Portsmouth

Commander in Chief Fleet

1,420

863

557

Army—HQ Land Forces

Andover

Commander in Chief Land Forces

2,077

1,075

1,002

RAF—HQ Air Command

High Wycombe

Commander in Chief Air

2,099

1,476

623

Permanent Joint HQ—Operations Joint HQ

Northwood

Chief of Joint Operations

593

476

117



The answer should have been:

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The information is provided in the following table.

Of which:

Military HQ

Location

Commanded by

Number of staff

Military

Civilian

Ministry of Defence (MOD)—Head Office

MOD Main Building London

Secretary of State for Defence

2,920

1,070

1,850

Navy—HQ Navy Command

Portsmouth

Commander in Chief Fleet

11,420

863

557

Army—HQ Land Forces

Andover

Commander in Chief Land Forces

1,988

986

1,002

RAF—HQ Air Command

High Wycombe

Commander in Chief Air

11,856

1,233

623

Permanent Joint HQ—Operations Joint HQ

Northwood

Chief of Joint Operations

593

476

117

1 Figures include staff co-located into the Navy and Air Command HQs, covering a number of functions, particularly in the personnel and training areas.

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