HC Deb 31 January 1964 vol 688 cc93-5W
Mr. Mason

asked the Minister of Aviation how many civil servants have left his Department since November, 1962, either voluntarily or upon retirement; and whether any have during that time accepted posts in industry, specifying their rank and the industries in which they are now employed.

Mr. Amery

1,342 officers left my Department during the period 1st December, 1962, to 28th January, 1964, either on retirement, or on resignation before reaching the minimum retiring age. Nine of the officers included in that total were given approval to take up appointments in industry under the rules set out in the White Paper Command 5517 of 1937. The details are as follows:

Rank and Classification of Industry to which firm named in application belongs

Chief Scientific Officer—Shipbuilding, S.I.C. 370.

Engineer II—Metal Industries, S.I.C. 399.

Principal Scientific Officer—Aircraft, S.I.C. 383.

Deputy Chef Scientific Officer—Electronics, S.I.C. 364.

Engineer II—Electronics, S.I.C. 364.

Senior Experimental Officer—Electronics, S.I.C. 364.

Experimental Officer—Electronics, S.I.C. 364.

Assistant Experimental Officer—Electronics, S.I.C. 364.

Technical Class Grade II—Electronics, S.I.C. 364.

There is no record of whether the appointments for which approval was given were actually made.

Mr. Mason

asked the Minister of Aviation whether any of the 82 civil servants who left his Department and its predecessor from 1952 to 1962 and who, within their two-years' restraint period, went into industry, have been employed by firms who assisted in the research development and production of the Bloodhound missiles, specifying their previous Civil Service ranks and the firms they joined.

Mr. Amery

Six of the 82 approvals to take up appointments in industry were in respect of firms who are or have been major contractors to my Department for the Bloodhound missiles.

The ranks held by the individuals and the identities; of the firms named in their applications are:

  • Senior Executive Officer—E.M.I. Electronics Ltd.
  • Senior Principal Scientific Officer—Ferranti Ltd.
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  • Senior Principal Scientific Officer—Bristol Aircraft Co. Ltd.
  • Principal Scientific Officer—J. Langham Thompson Ltd.
  • Engineer I—Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd.
  • Engineer II—Ferranti Ltd.

There is no record of whether the appointments for which approval was given were actually made.