Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed in the A400M and Voyager Team at Defence Equipment and Support on average in each year from 2019 to 2024 as of 20 March.
The number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employed within the A400 and Voyager, Air ISTAR, Air Transport, Multi Mission and Strategic Planning delivery teams in each Financial Year (FY) since 2019 as at 31 March, is detailed in the table below. The figures include civilian and military employees and workforce substitutes.
Figures for 2023-24 will not be available until the end of the FY.
Financial Year | A400 and Voyager delivery | Strategic Planning | Air ISTAR delivery | Air Transport delivery | Multi Mission delivery |
2018-19 | 104.7 | Team did not exist | 188.9 | 161 | 43.74 |
2019-20 | 110.4 | 18.3 | 186.67 | 181.97 | 45 |
2020-21 | 109.5 | 20.5 | 180.73 | 157.92 | 55.5 |
2021-22 | 151.4 | 18.3 | 164.15 | 168.65 | 74.2 |
2022-23 | 177.6 | 16.9 | 143.86 | 165.9 | 80.18 |