§ Mr. BrazierTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 19 July,Official Report, column 87–88, on the numbers of civilian and service staff in post, if he will publish the comparable figures for 1 January 1990.
§ Mr. HanleyThe information is as follows:
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1 April 1990 Civilian staff in post Grade 3 165 Grade 5 1373 Service staff in post Major Generals (and equivalents) 149 Brigadiers (and equivalents) 393 1 Civilian data for 1 January 1990 are not available.
§ Mr. Matthew BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the Army's manpower in thousands in(a) 1980, (b) 1992, (c) 1993 and (d) 1994; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HanleyThe strength of the Regular Army, excluding Gurkhas, as at 1 April of the years in question is as follows
(a) 1980–159,000, (b)1992–145,000, (c) 1993–135,000 and (d) 1994–120,000 (current forecast).
§ Mr. ChurchillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the percentage reduction, since the "Options for Change" announcements in(a) first division civil servants and (b) executive officers employed by the Ministry of Defence; and what are the corresponding reductions in armed forces' uniformed manpower.
§ Mr. HanleyThe information is as follows:
1 April 1990 1 April 1993 Percentage change First division civil servants 4,071 3,825 -4.78 Colonels and equivalents and above 2,074 1,914 7.71 Executive officers 42,467 39,877 -6.10 2nd Lieutenants—Lt Colonels and equivalents 38,456 37,380 -2.80 Note:
First Division civil servants are taken to be Grades 1–7. Executive officers are taken to be those in the executive band in the Grades of Senior Executive Officer, Higher Executive Officer and Executive Officer Grades.