HC Deb 21 July 1994 vol 247 cc418-20W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list by grade for each of the last five years the number of substantive staff employed by the(a) Marine Pollution Unit, (b) Marine Accident Investigation Branch and (c) Air Accident Investigation Branch.

1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Marine Pollution Control Unit:
Grade 4 1 1 1 1 1
Grade 6 1 1 1 1 1
Grade 7 2 2 1 1 1
PSO — — 1 1 1
SEO — — 1 1 1
SSO 1 1 1 1 1
HEO 2 2 2 2 2
EO 2 2 2 2 2
AO 2 2 2 2 1
AA 1 1 — — —
Total 12 12 12 12 11
Marine Accident Investigation Branch:
Grade 5 1 1 1 1 1
Grade 6 1 1 1 1 1
Grade 7 4 4 4 4 4
Surveyor1 4 6 6 6 6
HEO 1 1 1 1 1
EO 1 2 2 2 2
AO 1 2 2 2 2
AA 1 2 2 2 2
PS 1 1 1 1 1
Div Sec — 1 1 1 1
Total 15 21 21 21 21
Air Accidents Investigation Branch:
Grade 4 1 1 1 1 1
Grade 5 1 1 1 1 1
Grade 6 4 4 4 4 4
Grade 7 23 23 23 24 24
HEO 1 1 1 1 1
HPTO — — — — 1
EO 2 2 2 2 2
AO 3 3 3 3 4
AA 1 1 1 — —
PS 2 2 2 2 2
TYP 2 2 2 2 2
SGB 1 1 1 1 2 2
P&G (E)1 — — — — 1
EX WKR2 1 1 1 1 —
Total 42 42 42 43 45
1 Progress and general supervisory grade
2 Experimental worker

Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list by grade for each of the last five years the number of substantive staff employed by the(a) Marine Pollution Unit, (b) Marine Accident Investigation Branch and (c) Air Accident Investigation Branch.

Mr. Norris

The figures requested are as follows:

1994–95 (£000) 1993–94 (£000)
The Coastguard Agency 24,530 23,884
Marine Accident Investigation Branch 839 846
Air Accidents Investigation Branch 2,852 2,882

Mr Norris

The fingers requested are given in the table.