§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out in tabular form in the Official Report the 255W structure and composition of the Procurement Executive, including the numbers employed and their rank in each case, and the reporting lines.
Controller of the Navy Secretary of State Minister of State (Defence Procurement) Master General of the Ordnance Under Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) Controller Aircraft Permanent Under Secretary of State Controller Research and Development Establishments, Research and Nuclear Chief of Defence Procurement Deputy Under Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) Head of Defence Sales The essential details of staff numbers are as follows:
Numbers employed Civilian Service Sea systems projects 5,328 632 Land systems projects 2,336 281 Air systems projects 1,802 120 Research and development 23,645 623 Central services including contracts and quality assurance 5,137 34 Defence sales 283 21 Total 38,531 1,711 Further details are set out in the annual publication "The Civil Service Year Book", published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.