§ Lord Astor of Heverasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the current shortfall in pilots in the Army, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. [HL1396]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Bach)At 1 January 2004, the overall shortfall of trained pilots in the Royal Navy was 251(3.8 per cent). Pilots in the Army were near full manning with a shortfall of 101 (1.5 per cent), while in the Royal Air Force, the shortfall of junior officer pilots was 751 (4.8 per cent) of the requirement.
l Note that these figures are rounded to the nearest five.
104WA66–75 and over 75 the number of adults who have numeracy skills below level 1, and the percentage that number represents for each of those age cohorts. [HL1471]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)TheSkills for Life survey, which was published by the department last October, includes a full breakdown of numeracy level for different age groups in the working population. Table A below is an edited table, showing the number and percentage of those in each age group below level 1, equivalent to a lower grade GCSE, in numeracy. These figures are based on the 2001 census figures of 31.9 million adults aged 16–65. Figures for those aged over 65 are not currently available, as this kind of research focuses on the working population.