27. Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the effect on national defence of maintaining an independent aero engine capability in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. AitkenA viable and effective aerospace industry makes an important contribution to the defence interests of this country. The implications of any proposed change in the ownership of any substantial defence industry capability would be considered if and when it arose.
Grade1 Registered disabled2 Per cent. of staff in grade Non-registered disabled2 Per cent. of staff in grade Ethnic Minority3 Per cent. of staff in grade Women Per cent. of staff in grade 1 — — — — — — — — 2 — — — — — — — — 3 — — 2 4.4 — — 2 4.4 4 — — — — — — 1 4.3 5 — — 4 1.4 13 4.4 16 5.4 6 — — 9 1.8 [...]10 [...]1.0 20 4.0 7 3 0.2 63 3.2 32 1.6 123 6.2 TOTAL STAFF4 1,352 1.1 2,986 2.4 1,956 1.6 39,173 32.0 1Grades 1-7 and equivalent grades. 2Figures based on responses to voluntary disability surveys. 3Figures based on response rate of 93 per cent. non-industrial and 84 per cent. industrial to voluntary ethnic origin survey. 4Non-industrial and industrial staff. Letter from J. C. R. Hunt to Mr. Greville fanner, dated 12 April 1994:
Grades 2-5 Grade 6 Per cent. Grade 7 Per cent. All grades Per cent. (a) Women 0 2 (4) 9 (6) 458 (18) (b) From ethnic minorities 0 0 — 1 (0.7) 23 (0.9) (c) Disabled 0 0 — 2 (1.4) 24 (1.0) Note:
Only those registered as disabled are included in line (c).
Letter from John Chisholm to Mr. Greville Janner, dated 12 April 1994:
Grade Registered disabled1 Percentage of staff in grade Non-registered disabled1 Percentage of staff in grade Ethnic minority2 Percentage of staff in grade Women Percentage of staff in grade 1 — — — — — — — — 2 — — — — — — — — 3 1 20.0 — — — — — — 4 — — — — — — — —