§ John BarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average length of time is for the publication of reports by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch following the air accident under investigation. [119707]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe average length of time taken to publish a report following an AAIB investigation is 28 weeks.
§ John BarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many reports have been published by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch(a) within 12 months of and (b) more than 12 months after the accident under investigation in each year since 1996. [119710]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe information requested is as follows:
Number of field and AARF (Form to Pilot) investigations conducted within the UK, broken down by time taken to publish
report
Less than 12 months More than 12 months 1996 335 7 1997 317 16 1998 360 27 1999 331 28 2000 271 11 2001 261 31 2002 1239 21 1 In addition, there are 29 investigations to be published that are less than 12 months old.
§ John BarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many staff were employed in the Air Accidents Investigation Branch in each year since 1996. [119711]
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§ Mr. JamiesonThe number of staff employed by the AAIB by year since 1996 is in the table.
Number 1996 42 1997 44 1998 46 1999 44 2000 44 2001 46 2002 50 2003 46
§ John BarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many personnel, broken down by grade, are employed in the Air Accidents Investigation Branch. [119875]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe number and grades of staff employed by the AAIB on 16 June 2003 is in the table.
Grade Number SGB 1 2 Divisional Secretary 1 Personal Secretary 1 Administration Officer 5 PGSE 1 Executive Officer 3 HPTO 1 Higher Executive Officer 1 G7 (Inspectors) 25 G6 (Principal Inspectors) 4 G5 (DCIAA) 1 G4 (CIAA) 1 Total 46