§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give the number and rank of (a) Army, (b) Air Force, and (c) Navy officers who have left their Service to join companies involved in supplying arms or other equipment to the Armed Services in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980 to the most recent date.
§ Mr. PattieInformation on the number of appovals given for officers to take up appointments with companies in the defence industry on leaving their Service is given below—information for 1980 is to 30 November.
BUSINESS APPOINTMENT APPROVALS 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 Total Field Marshal — — — — — — — Marshal of the RAF — — — — — — — Admiral of the Fleet — — — 1 — — 1 General — 1 — 1 1 — 3 Air Chief Marshal — — 1 — — — 1 Admiral — 1 — 1 1 — 3 Lieutenant-General — — — 1 — — 1 Air-Marshal — 1 1 1 1 1 5 Vice-Admiral — — 2 1 — 2 5 Major General — 4 1 4 — 1 10 Air Vice-Marshal 3 1 1 — 1 3 9 Rear-Admiral 2 2 1 1 — — 6 Brigadier — 2 2 1 1 3 9 Air Commodore 1 1 1 2 — 1 6 Commodore RN — — 1 1 — 1 3 Colonel — 2 1 3 1 3 10 Group Captain 1 — — 4 2 2 9 Captain RN — 1 2 2 4 — 9 Lieutenant-Colonel 1 1 5 7 2 1 17 Wing Commander 2 1 4 3 3 1 14 Commander 1 4 3 13 2 5 28 Major 1 7 1 5 3 3 20 Squadron Leader 8 6 7 8 1 4 34 Lieutenant-Commander 5 6 2 5 5 2 25 Captain — 2 — — 1 1 4 Flight Lieutenant 4 1 3 1 1 — 10 Lieutenant RN 1 5 1 4 1 1 13 Lieutenant (Army) — — — — — — — Pilot Officer — — — — — — — Sub-Lieutenant — — — — — — — Total 30 49 40 70 31 35 255