Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil servants employed by his Department were based in each of the 12 NUTS1 UK regions on (a) 1 March 2021, (b) 1 June 2021 and (c) 1 September 2021.
The Headcount of each region is detailed in the below table, please note that figures are published on the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2021
The latest published data is for 31 March 2021 and that has been provided. The data for the June and September dates is taken from internal sources using the same methodology as the published data.
Government Office Region | 31-Mar-21 | 01 June 2021 | 01 September 2021 |
EAST MIDLANDS | 1,830 | 1,833 | 1,832 |
EASTERN | 3,825 | 3,825 | 3,816 |
LONDON | 4,055 | 4,091 | 4,101 |
NORTH EAST | 228 | 225 | 225 |
NORTH WEST | 1,867 | 1,881 | 1,889 |
SOUTH EAST | 10,336 | 10,340 | 10,322 |
SOUTH WEST | 22,276 | 22,349 | 22,355 |
WEST MIDLANDS | 2,613 | 2,630 | 2,642 |
YORKS and HUMBER | 2,071 | 2,083 | 2,083 |
WALES | 1,138 | 1,121 | 1,123 |
SCOTLAND | 4,140 | 4,174 | 4,181 |
N.IRELAND | 922 | 914 | 909 |
Grand Total | 55,301 | 55,466 | 55,478 |