§ Dr. David Owenasked the Minister of State for Defence how many naval captains, army colonels, and group captains, flag officers, admirals, and generals took jobs within two years of leaving the Armed Services with the 50 leading defence contractors for each of the last three years for which figures are available; and if he will specify the individual contractors.
§ 1971 Mr. Ian GilmourThe numbers of officers of the rank of captain R.N.,148W colonel, group captain and above who, during the years 1970, 1971 and 1972, applied for and were granted permission to take appointments within two years of leaving the Armed Services with the contractors listed in my answer to a later Question today by the hon. Member, or their subsidiaries, are:
1970
One marshal of the Royal Air Force, one air marshal, one air vice marshal, one rear admiral, two major generals, two brigadiers and one group captain. The firms were:
The British Aircraft Corporation.
Ferranti Ltd.
Raytheon Overseas Ltd.
A subsidiary of the British Electric Traction Co. Ltd. (Redifon Ltd.).
A subsidiary of Decca Ltd. (Decca Radar Ltd.).
A subsidiary of Hawker Siddeley Group Ltd. (Hawker Siddeley Dynamics Ltd.).
A subsidiary of Hunting Associated Industries Ltd. (Hunting Engineering Ltd.).
A subsidiary of Westland Aircraft Ltd. (British Hovercraft Ltd.).
One air vice marshal, one captain R.N., and one group captain. The firms were:
The Plessey Co. Ltd.
A subsidiary of Hawker Siddeley Group Ltd. (Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd.).
A subsidiary of Westland Aircraft Ltd. (Normalair-Garratt Ltd.).
1972
Two major generals, one air vice marshal, two captains R.N., one air commodore and one group captain. The firms were:
A subsidiary of British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd. (Alvis Ltd.).
Two subsidiaries of the General Electric Co. Ltd. (Elliott Automation Ltd. and Marconi Space and Defence Systems Ltd.).
A subsidiary of Philips Gloeilampen-fabriken NV (MEL Equipment Co. Ltd.).
A subsidiary of the Sperry Rand Corporation USA (Sperry Rand Ltd.).