§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Air Force personnel (i) became qualified to serve in, (ii) served in and (iii) left the service from(a) armament engineering, (b) mechanical engineering, (c) electrical engineering and (d) electronic engineering in each year since 1990.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe number of ground airmen (including airwomen) who:
(i) Became qualified to serve in engineering trades 1991 1992 (a) Armaments 195 56 (b) Mechanical 761 567 (c) Electrical 147 224 (d) Electronic 432 663
(ii) Serving in engineering trades as at 1 January 1991 1992 1993 (a) Armaments 3,323 3,339 3,233 (b) Mechanical 14,543 14,282 13,914 (c) Electrical 4,006 3,937 3,884 (d) Electronic 10,253 9,918 9,908
(iii) Left the service from engineering trades 1991 1992 (a) Armaments 179 162 (b) Mechanical 1,022 935 (c) Electrical 216 277 (d) Electronic 767 673