§ Mr. DevlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether new tasks arising from the deployment of new apparatus will be taken into account in revaluating the jobs of air electronic operators;
(2) when the next job evaluation of air electronic operators is to take place;
(3) whether independent scrutiny will be carried out in any future evaluation of the jobs of air electronic operators.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonA job evaluation of air electronic operators, involving an independent consultant, is taking place and will take account of all apparatus used in their peacetime role.
§ Mr. DevlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many air electronic operators were down-banded arising from the regrading exercise carried out by the joint services job evaluation team in 1989.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonA total of 354.
§ Mr. DevlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the factor scoring plan in accounting for the operational supervisory roles of air electronic operators; and if he has any plans to revise it.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe factor plan used for all RAF trade groups is considered to be flexible enough to meet the supervisory responsibilities of air electronic operators. It is kept under regular review.