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Question follow-through · 9610

Ministry of Defence: Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil servants are assigned to work in each of his Department's offices; and how many desks are available in each office.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
16 Oct 2024
Target answer date
21 Oct 2024
Answer
28 Oct 2024 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil servants are assigned to work in each of his Department's offices; and how many desks are available in each office.

  2. 21 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The information to answer the hon. Member's question in full could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. However, as of 1 April 2024, there was a total of 4,069 Full Time Equivalent Ministry of Defence (MOD) staff working at Main Building. Full Time ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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