§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what contribution was made by the United Kingdom to the first plenary session of the Science and Technology Assembly held in Brussels on 6 September; and if he will place in the Library copies of any reports made available of the EU Science and Technology Assembly.
Mr. Robert G. HughesThe European Science and Technology Assembly consists of approximately 100 leading European scientists and engineers, appointed by the Commission in a personal capacity, to provide it with opinions and assessments on science and technology matters. The members of the assembly do not represent the member states from which they come. The assembly will present its opinions to the Commission and, when these are made available to member states, the Government will place them in the Libraries of both Houses.
Year Navigator Air Electronics Operator Air Enginner Air Loadmaster Air Signaller(Radio Calibration) 1989–90 89 31 22 37 5 1990–91 79 44 28 29 5 1991–92 43 31 21 14 4 1992–93 46 33 28 26 6 1993–94 40 33 8 21 1 Total 297 172 107 127 21 The number of non-pilot aircrew expected to be trained by the Royal Air Force in each of the next five years is as follows:
Year Navigator Air Electronics Operator Air Enginner Air Loadmaster Air Signaller(Radio Calibration) 94–95 46 14 6 11 2 95–96 41 19 6 13 2 96–97 44 25 13 30 2 97–98 41 25 13 30 4 98–99 43 25 13 32 3 TOTAL 215 108 51 116 13