§ Mr. RogersTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Air Force airmen currently serve in each of the following categories:(a) armaments engineering branch, (b) mechanical engineering branch, (c) electrical engineering branch and (d) electronics branch.
§ Mr. FreemanAs at 1 January 1988, the numbers of trained airmen currently serving in the specified groupings of trades, covering both aircraft and ground support engineering, are as follows:
Numbers a. Armament Engineering 3,285 b. Mechanical Engineering 15,880 c. Electrical Engineering 4,436 d. Electronic Engineering 11,554
§ Mr. RogersTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Air Force airmen became qualified in 1987 to serve in each of the following branches:(a) armaments engineering branch, (b) mechanical engineering branch, (c) electrical engineering branch and (d) electronics branch.
§ Mr. FreemanThe numbers of RAF airmen who entered the trained strength in 1987 were:
Numbers a. Armament Engineering 152 b. Mechanical Engineering 632 c. Electrical Engineering 224 d. Electronic Engineering 739
§ Mr. RogersTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many Royal Air Force airmen in the armament engineer branch left the Royal Air Force in(a) 1985, (b)1986 and (c) 1987; and how many of these failed to complete their engagement;
(2) how many Royal Air Force airmen in the electronic engineer branch left the Royal Air Force in (a) 1985, (b) 1986 and (c) 1987; and how many of these failed to complete their engagement;
(3) how many Royal Air Force airmen in the electrical engineer branch left the Royal Air Force in (a) 1985, (b)1986 and(c) 1987; and how many of these failed to complete their engagement;
(4) how many Royal Air Force airmen in the mechanical engineer branch left the Royal Air Force in (a) 1985, (b) 1986 and(c) 1987; and how many of these failed to complete their engagements.
§ Mr. FreemanThe numbers of airmen in each of the specified groupings of trades who left the RAF in each of the last three years, together with the numbers of those who failed to complete their engagements, are as follows:
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1985 1986 1987 Grouping of Trades Total Outflow Failed to Complete Engagement Total Outflow Failed to Complete Engagement Total Outflow Failed to Complete Engagement Armaments 161 92 147 85 122 63 Mechanical 858 394 921 436 850 380 Electrical 247 98 258 110 208 103 Electronic 676 303 702 333 571 246
§ Mr. RogersTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many engineer officers left the Royal Air Force in(a) 1985, (b) 1986 and (c) 1987; and how many of these failed to complete their engagement.
§ Mr. FreemanThe numbers of engineer officers who left the Royal Air Force in each year were as follows:
Total Outflow Failed to Complete/Engagement (a) 1985 110 84 (b) 1986 132 95 (c) 1987 139 93