§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the approved establishment of skilled manual workers employed by the Quality Assurance Directorates at Woolwich Arsenal at 31st March 1976; and how many of these posts remained unfilled at that date.
§ Mr. William RodgersThere is no approved establishment for industrial staff at Woolwich Arsenal. The numbers employed vary with the estimated work load. On 31st March 1976 there were 227 skilled manual workers in the Quality Assurance Directorates and four temporary vacancies.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many skilled manual workers were employed at the various establishments at Woolwich Arsenal West at the end of each of the last seven financial years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe following table shows the establishments in Woolwich Arsenal West employing skilled 303W manual workers (craft industrials) and the number:
31st March 1970 31st March 1971 31st March 1972 31st March 1973 31st March 1974 31st March 1975 31st March 1976 Quality Assurance Directorate (Weapons) 191 204 185 165 142 130 133 Quality Assurance Directorate (Fighting Vehicles and Engineering Equipment) 96 96 92 84 75 90 94 Royal Air Force Electrical Workshop * 49 49 49 49 49 49 Directorate of Naval Ordnance Services (South) 22 20 23 24 17 12 11 *Figures not available.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many apprentices were recruited by the various establishments at Woolwich Arsenal during each of the last seven years for which figures are available: and how many are
31st March 1969 31st March 1970 31st March 1971 31st March 1972 31st March 1973 31st March 1974 31st March 1975 Quality Assurance Directorate (Weapons) 13C 13C 13C 10C 5C 12C 14C 1S 1S 1S 2S Quality Assurance Directorate (Fighting Vehicles and Engineering Equipment) 4C 4C 4C 2C 2C 3C 4C Royal Air Force Electrical Workshop — 7C 8C 7C 7C 8C 8C Notes: C = Craftsman, S = Student. Student Apprentices differ from Craft Apprentices in having specified qualifications at "O" Level.