§ Angus Robertson:To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the top 10 answers in the last assessed Army Continuous Attitude Survey to (a) Question 27, (b) Question 35, (c) Question 39d, (d) Question 47 and (e) Question 48; how many respondents' answers agreed with each of the top 10; and if he will make a statement. [143617]
§ Mr. Caplin:From the latest Army Serving Personnel Continuous Attitude Survey undertaken in December 2002, answers to questions 27, 35, 47 and 48 were expressed in terms of a sliding scale from Very Satisfied to Very Dissatisfied or Very High to Low. The answer to question 39d was a straight Yes or No. Given the nature of the response options to these questions, it is not possible to analyse the data in terms of a "top ten".
§ Angus Robertson:To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Army Continuous Attitude Survey last included questions on (a) overstretch and privatisation and contractualisation; for what reason those questions are not included in the latest edition of the Army Continuous Attitude Survey; and if he will make a statement. [143618]
§ Mr. Caplin:In compiling Continuous Attitude Surveys, questions are assimilated from a range of issues identified by the Army. The latest Army Serving Personnel Continuous Attitude Survey, undertaken in December 2002, included questions on overstretch. So far no direct questions have been asked about privatisation or contractorisation.
§ Angus Robertson:To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Army personnel answered Scottish to Question Q6a in the last assessed Continuous Attitude Survey, broken down by rank; and if he will make a statement. [143629]
§ Mr. Caplin:Question 6 in the latest Army Serving Personnel Continuous Attitude Survey, undertaken in December 2002, asked individuals about their nationality. The response options did not include "Scottish" and therefore information is not available to answer this question.
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§ Angus Robertson:To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many RAF personnel answered Scottish to Question A 16a in the last assessed Continuous Attitude Survey, broken down by rank; and if he will make a statement. [143630]
§ Mr. Caplin:The most recent issue of the RAF Continuous General Attitude Survey for which results are available covers the period May to July 2003. The number of RAF personnel who answered Scottish to Question A 16a in the last survey, broken down by rank is as follows:
Rank Number Aircraftman/woman 0 Leading Aircraftman/woman 0 Senior Aircraftman/woman 29 Junior Technician 5 Corporal 15 Sergeant 13 Chief Technician 5 Flight Sergeant 6
RAF continuous attitude survey B12. 1 numbers responding As a percentage of those asked B12.2 numbers responding As a percentage of those asked Strongly Agree 324 16.2 428 21.4 Agree 369 18.4 439 21.9 Neither agree nor disagree 176 8.8 116 5.8 Disagree 123 6.1 17 0.9 Strongly disagree 7 0.4 0 0 Don't Know/N/A 17 0.9 16 0.8 Total not responding to item or survey 984 49.2 984 49.2 Total number surveyed 2000 100 2000 100
§ Angus Robertson:To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what percentage of respondents to the last assessed RAF Continuous Attitude Survey responded (a) Strongly agree, (b) Agree, (c) Neither agree nor disagree, (d) Disagree and (e) Don't know/not
RAF continuous attitude survey B12.5 numbers responding As a percentage of those asked B12.6 numbers responding As a percentage of those asked BI2.7 numbers responding As a percentage of those asked B12.8 numbers responding As a percentage of those asked Strongly Agree 92 4.6 51 2.5 43 2.1 62 3.1 Agree 163 8.1 72 3.6 87 4.3 143 7.1 Neither agree nor disagree 314 15.7 360 18 335 16.7 280 14 Disagree 237 1 1.9 280 14 299 15 281 14.1 Strongly disagree 71 3.5 78 3.9 75 3.8 68 3.4 Don't Know/N/A 137 6.9 174 8.7 175 8.8 180 9 Total not responding to Item or survey 986 49.3 985 49.3 986 49.3 986 49.3 Total number surveyed 2000 100 2000 100 2000 100 2000 100