Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) civilian and (b) military personnel are employed by the National Shipbuilding Office as of 27 November 2023.
I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I provided on 28 November 2023 to Question 2484.
Since then, one more civilian has joined the team so the National Shipbuilding Office employs 26 staff, comprising: 21 civilians, three military staff and two industry secondees.