Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many RAF personnel left the service from(a) armament engineering, (b) mechanical engineering, (c) electrical engineering and (d) electronic engineering, in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe numbers of ground airmen, including airwomen, in engineering trades who left the service each year since 1979 are as follows:
Armaments Mechanical Electrical Electronic 1980 100 610 155 433 1981 120 635 208 522 1982 157 729 217 606 1983 128 688 212 585 1984 139 660 213 551 1985 161 858 247 676 1986 147 921 258 702 1987 122 850 208 571 1988 170 1,005 310 808 1989 253 1,372 432 1,152 1990 170 1,157 330 808
Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many RAF personnel became qualified to serve in(a) armament engineering, (b) mechanical engineering, (c) electrical engineering and (d) electronic engineering, in each year since 1979.
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§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe numbers of ground airmen, including airwomen, who became qualified to serve in engineering trades are as follows:
Armaments Mechanical Electrical Electronic CY 80 360 1,680 405 987 CY 81 371 1,552 397 833 CY 82 72 301 198 802 CY 83 276 153 324 571 CY 84 260 1,569 335 817 CY 85 222 1,075 252 942 CY 86 153 523 292 876 CY 87 152 632 224 739 CY 88 275 572 246 381 CY 89 248 794 169 516 CY 90 108 835 235 565
Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many trained fast jet pilots(a) took premature voluntary retirement and (b) requested premature voluntary retirement in 1989–90.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe number of fast jet pilots who took premature voluntary retirement in financial year 1989–90 was 47. The number who applied for voluntary retirement was 64.
Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many RAF personnel served in(a) armament engineering, (b) mechanical engineering, (c) electrical engineering and (d) electronic engineering, in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe numbers of ground airmen, including airwomen, who were employed on engineering duties in the RAF in each of the years after 1979 are as follows:
Armaments Mechanical Electrical Electronic 1 April 1980 2,493 14,346 3,727 9,633 1 April 1981 2,753 15,416 3,977 10,187 1 April 1982 3,004 16,333 4,166 9,498 1 April 1983 2,919 15,905 4,147 10,694 1 April 1984 3,067 15,370 4,259 10,680 1 April 1985 3,188 16,279 4,381 10,946 1 April 1986 3,249 16,496 4,386 11,212 1 April 1987 3,255 16,098 4,420 11,386 1 April 1988 3,285 15,880 4,436 11,554 1 April 1989 3,390 15,447 4,372 11,127 1 April 1990 3,385 14,868 4,110 10,491 1 April 1991 3,323 14,543 4,006 10,253