HC Deb 11 July 1991 vol 194 c482W
Mr. Brazier

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish with the Statement on the Defence Estimates the current and planned totals for(a) three-star posts, (b) two-star posts and (c) one-star posts, distinguishing military and civil posts, and distinguishing for military posts between command and staff appointments and for civilian posts between scientific-engineering posts and administrative ones.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

Much work still has to be clone to establish the future requirement for starred posts. As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State informed my hon. Friend the Member for Wimbledon (Dr. Goodson-Wickes) on 4 July, at column213, it is planned to reduce the uniformed and civilian top structure in headquarters by about 20 per cent. Related reductions will be made throughout the services and among civilian staff. The current number of posts, and the corresponding data for 1990, is as follows. The figures do not include officers undergoing training, on handovers or on terminal leave.