Defence written question – answered at on 8 February 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much (a) his Department, (b) the Chief of the Defence Staff, (c) the Chief of the General Staff, (d) the Chief of the Air Staff, (e) the First Sea Lord, (f) the Adjutant General, (g) the Commander in Chief Land General, (h) the General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland and (i) the General Officer Commanding London District spent on (i) staff, (ii) rent, (iii) utilities and (iv) maintenance in the latest period for which figures are available.
holding answer
Under previous arrangements, Official Service Residences (OSRs) were provided for senior officers in certain posts which required them to undertake official hospitality for Defence purposes. As announced by the Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans, my right hon. Friend Mr Robathan, on
Figures for expenditure on Official Service Residences in the financial year 2010-11 are currently being finalised. For the financial year 2009-10 the costs associated with the properties occupied by these senior officers are set out in the following table. The Adjutant-General has not been included as he did not occupy an Official Service Residence during the period. It should be emphasised that responsibility for decisions on expenditure relating to these properties lies with the Ministry of Defence, and not with the officers who occupied them at the time, or the current occupants.
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Post | Household staff | Rent | Utilitiesl (1) | Planned maintenance |
Chief of the Defence Staff | 128,000 | 17,000 | — | 450 |
1st Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff | 161,000 | 18,000 | — | 520 |
Chief of the General Staff | 161,000 | (2)108,000 | — | 0 |
Chief of the Air Staff | 97,000 | 49,000 | — | 250 |
Commander in Chief Land | 17,600 | 18,000 | — | 440 |
General Officer Commanding London District | 102,000 | 16,000 | — | 136,000 |
General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland | 80,000 | 9,000 | 3,500 | 6,000 |
(1) Expenditure relating to utilities for this financial year is not held centrally for the majority of properties. (2 )This property is part of the Crown Estate and a grant in aid is payable. |
Expenditure relating to Official Service Residences was kept under close scrutiny and when it was practical to do so, staff were utilised from other residences in support of a function to maximise the use of resources. Civilian staff were retained unless the use of Service personnel was more appropriate for security reasons.
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