Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) civilian and (b) military staff have been employed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory in each year since 2010.
The average Full-Time Equivalent numbers of Civilian Employees each financial year at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), and forecast in Dstl’s Annual Budget Cycle 2023 submission, are as follows:
| Financial Year(FY) | Average FTE |
Actuals | FY2013-14 | 3,677 |
FY2014-15 | 3,648 | |
FY2015-16 | 3,579 | |
FY2016-17 | 3,549 | |
FY2017-18 | 3,554 | |
FY2018-19 | 3,710 | |
FY2019-20 | 4,060 | |
FY2020-21 | 4,198 | |
FY2021-22 | 4,279 | |
FY2022-23 | 4,656 | |
Forecast (ABC23) | FY2023-24 | 5,071 |
FY2024-25 | 4,984 | |
FY2025-26 | 4,784 | |
FY2026-27 | 4,650 | |
FY2027-28 | 4,656 | |
FY2028-29 | 4,656 | |
FY2029-30 | 4,656 | |
FY3030-31 | 4,656 | |
FY3031-32 | 4,656 | |
FY3031-33 | 4,656 |
More detailed information is published in the MOD biannual civilian report online: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-biannual-civilian-personnel-statisticsindex
Dstl does not employ military staff, but is cross-charged for military support. Data is no longer held for the period before 2013-14.