HC Deb 19 July 1995 vol 263 cc1363-4W
Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what considerations led him to diverge from his policy of not divulging details of memoranda of understanding in his answer to the honourable Member for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Mr. Foulkes) of 27 October 1992,Official Report, columns 614–15, on the memorandum of understanding signed in September 1992 by the United Kingdom and Indonesian Governments. [36326]

Mr. Arbuthnot

The memorandum of understanding referred to was signed at the Farnborough air show and the answer given to the hon. Member for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley at the time may have reflected the possibility of some information about it being in the public domain.

Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what considerations led him to diverge from his policy of

Grades within the Open Structure and Occupational Full-time staff Part-time staff
Groups—1 April 1995 Male Female Total Male Female Total
Open Structure Grade 1 (including 1A) 5 0 5 0 0 0
Open Structure Grade 2 (including UIPP (Higher)) 8 0 8 0 0 0
Open Structure Grade 3 (including UIPP (Lower)) 43 2 45 0 0 0
Open Structure Grade 4 29 1 30 0 0 0
Open Structure Grade 5 259 15 274 0 1 1
Open Structure Grade 6 703 23 726 1 0 1
Open Structure Grade 7 2,654 130 2,784 16 13 29
Senior Executive Officer 1,114 195 1,309 2 6 8
Administration Fast Stream HEO(D)) 12 10 22 0 0 0
Administration Fast Stream (AT(HEO)(NEW)) 3 1 4 0 0 0
Higher Executive Officer 2,097 954 3,051 2 54 56
Administration Fast Stream (AT) 6 0 6 0 0 0
Executive Officer 2,931 2,792 5,723 7 193 200
Administrative Officer 3,969 9,375 13,344 20 902 922
Administrative Assistant 1,375 4,425 5,800 26 786 812
Senior Economic Assistant 1 0 1 0 0 0
Senor Assistant Statistician 0 1 1 0 0 0
Assistant Statistician 2 1 3 0 0 0
Senior Information Officer 30 7 37 0 0 0
Information Officer 35 23 58 0 0 0
Assistant Information Officer 1 0 1 0 0 0
Senior Librarian 10 7 17 0 0 0
Librarian 19 29 48 0 0 0
Assistant Librarian 12 33 45 0 5 5
Museum Curatorial Group Grade D 5 0 5 0 0 0
Museum Curatorial Group Grade E 7 2 9 0 0 0
Museum Curatorial Group Grade F 7 2 9 0 0 0
Museum Curatorial Group Grade G 1 5 6 0 0 0
Senior Mapping and Charting Officer 85 20 105 1 5 6
Higher Mapping and Charting Officer 191 38 229 0 2 2
Mapping and Charting Officer 355 96 451 0 41 41
Mapping and Charting Technical Grade 1 108 61 169 1 10 11
Mapping and Charting Technical Grade 2 31 32 63 1 9 10
Senior Professional and Technology Officer 2,320 19 2,339 2 1 3
Higher Professional and Technology Officer 3,726 53 3,779 4 2 6
Professional and Technology Officer 4,561 85 4,646 1 5 6
Professional and Technology Officer IV(obs) 3 0 3 0 0 0
Technical Grade 1 268 105 373 0 0 7
Technical Grade 2 16 14 30 0 0 2
Graduate Trainee 50 0 50 0 0 0
Trainee Incorporated Engineer 12 2 14 0 0 0
Senior Graphics Officer 10 1 11 0 0 0
Higher Graphics Officer 47 2 49 0 0 0
Graphics Technical Grade 1 0 1 0 0 0
Graphics Officer 166 29 195 0 1 1

not divulging details of memoranda of understanding in his answer to the hon. Member for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Mr. Foulkes) of 27 October 1992, Official Report, columns 614–15, on the memorandum of understanding signed in September 1992 by the United Kingdom and Indonesian Governments. [36326]

Mr. Arbuthnot

The memorandum of understanding referred to was signed at the Farnborough air show and the answer given to the hon. Member for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley at the time may have reflected the possibility of some information about it being in the public domain.