Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed in the domain commercial (a) air and (b) ships team in Defence Equipment and Support on average in each year from 2019 to 2024 as of 20 March 2024.
The number of Full Time Equivalent employed in the commercial teams requested, in each Financial Year (FY) since 2019 as at 31 March, is detailed in the tables 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.
FY | Air and Ships Domain | Air Support | Combat Air | Land Equipment | Weapons | Helicopters |
2018-19 | 880.6 | |||||
2019-20 | 915.25 | |||||
2020-21 | 874.19 |
FY | Ships Domain | Air Domain / Support | Combat Air | Land Equipment | Weapons | Helicopters |
2021-22 | 196.19 | 187.64 | 284.71 | |||
2022-23 | 208.3 | 183.28 | 336.1 |
Commercial people for the above areas are deployed across DE&S, into different teams, as and when required. The data provided above is the most detailed information available.
Financial Year | Integrated battlespace commercial | Logistics delivery commercial |
2018-19 | Team did not exist | Team did not exist |
2019-20 | ||
2020-21 | ||
2021-22 | 115.65 | 43.89 |
2022-23 | 115.94 | 40.33 |