§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proposals he has to withdraw recognition of defence contractors claiming quality management assurance systems certification, which has been certified by institutions or companies which are not qualified to offer such certification by the National Association of Certification Control Bodies.
§ Mr. AitkenThe MOD recognises only contractors quality management system certifications which have either been:
- (a) granted by certification bodies who hold appropriate accreditation through the National Accreditation Council for Certification Bodies (NACCB), or
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BR staff numbers 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 As at 26 February 1994 Salaried Administrative, technical and clerical staff 40,548 49,068 49,225 49,711 Police 1,620 1,644 1,654 1,729 Total Salaried 42,168 50,712 50,879 51,440 Wages Drivers and other footplate staff 16,919 16,675 15,765 14,968 Guards and other train staff 8,210 7,679 7,497 6,887 Train catering staff 1,756 1,686 1,623 1,847 Signalling staff (including crossing keepers) 5,554 5,684 5,523 5,348 Staff employed in stations, yards and depots 16,438 15,534 13,780 12,765 Staff employed on carriage and wagon examination 468 441 342 305 Permanent way, signal and telecommunications staff 21,515 16,370 13,683 12,414 Workshop staff 15,237 15,090 13,698 13,090 Miscellaneous staff 3,165 3,189 2,002 1,564 Total Wages 89,262 82,348 73,913 69,188 Total all staff 131,430 133,060 124,792 120,628 BR Property Board 651 638 581 630 BR Maintenance Ltd. 3,908 3,895 3,413 3,358 Transmark Ltd. 89 109 104 0 Meldon Quarry Ltd. 64 71 47 26 BR Pension Trustee Co. Ltd. 21 21 22 22 BR Telecommunications Ltd. 17 26 704 762 (b)subject to assessment by MOD, or(c)can be shown to be acceptable to another NATO MOD.