HC Deb 03 March 1989 vol 148 c361W
Mr. Cartwright

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out(a) the establishment levels, and (b) the actual strength in each case of the main grades employed by the directorate general of defence quality assurance at Woolwich arsenal.

Mr. Sainsbury

At the end of February 1989 the directorate general of defence quality assurance employed 1,135 staff at the Royal arsenal, Woolwich, against a ceiling level of 1,250. The breakdown of the main grades was as follows:

Staff strength Staff ceiling
Grades 3–6 14 14
Professional and technical grades 275 327
Scientific grades 145 152
Executive grades 59 61
Administrative grades 214 228
Support grades 45 45
Other non-industrial grades 85 91
Industrial grades 298 332

Under 75 75–100 100–150 150–200 200–250 250–300 300–350 350–400 400–500 500
Net Income Range (£ per week)
Female headed households in each band, as a percentage of all female headed households1 43 15 17 11 6 3 1 1 1 0
Number of female headed households (000's) 2,810 780 885 555 310 160 75 55 45 15
Equivalent Net Income Range (£ per week)
Female headed households in each band, as a percentage of all female headed households1 10 29 34 12 7 4 2 1 1 1
Number of female headed households1 500 1,460 1,710 585 350 205 100 60 45 30
1Percentages do not sum to 100 due to rounding.

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