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Armed Forces: Manpower
Dr. Fox:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the current (a) outflow and (b) voluntary outflow 11 Mar 2009 : Column 424W
(i) numbers and (ii) rates for each pinch point trade in the Armed Forces are. [257676]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth:
As I set out in my answer of 15 May 2008, Official Report, columns 1704-05W, and 26 November 2008, Official Report, columns 1521-26W, some of the information requested is not available; this position remains the case. I have provided as much information as possible for the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force although it is not possible to provide inflow rates for the Royal Navy pinch points due to the configuration of the pinch point trades on the joint personnel administration (JPA) system. The Army is currently not able to provide any data of this kind as the information held on JPA has not been validated.
Royal Navy
Liability
Strength
Shortfall
Inflow
Outflow
VO
Operational pinch point trades
Number
Number
Number
Percentage
Number
Number
Percentage
Lt Cdr X SM Command Qualified (SM(CQ))
47
45
2
5
n/a
3
0
Lt X SM IWC Qualified and SQEP
40
39
1
3
n/a
16
7.5
Principal Warfare Officers
359
289
70
20
n/a
38
4.0
RN Harrier GR7 Instructors
7
3
4
57
n/a
1
0
GR7 Harrier Pilots: Lt
35
21
14
40
n/a
0
4.0
MCD/MWO Lts
81
47
34
43
n/a
7
3.8
Strategic Weapons Systems Junior Ranks
110
86
24
22
n/a
22
5.0
Merlin Pilots
122
78
44
36
n/a
7
2.5
Merlin Observers
116
71
45
39
n/a
1
1.5
Merlin Aircrewmen
103
80
23
22
n/a
10
14.6
Leading Seaman General Warfare
1,105
815
290
26
n/a
106
8.3
Able Rate Diver
135
95
40
30
n/a
12
10.0
Lt X SM Advanced Warfare Course Qualified (SQEP)
34
30
4
12
n/a
16
4.0
Able Rate 1 Seaman
388
291
97
25
n/a
74
16.0
Able Rate 1 Warfare Specialist
666
635
31
5
n/a
173
13.0
Able Rate 1 Communications and Information Systems
367
335
32
9
n/a
77
16.0
Leading Aircraft Controllers
73
41
32
44
n/a
5
6.5
Royal Marines Other Ranks (Pt—Cp1)
6,525
6,003
522
8
n/a
484
7.3
Able Rate Warfare Specialist (Sensors Submariner)
178
144
34
17
n/a
30
6.0
Sea-King and Lynx Avionics Supervisors
348
284
64
18
n/a
3
n/a
Cat A2 Nuclear Watchkeepers
189
157
32
17
n/a
12
6.0
Cat B Nuclear Watchkeepers
377
316
61
16
n/a
44
6.0
L Logs(CS) (P)
328
261
67
25
n/a
27
2.0
AB Logs (CS) (P)
456
447
9
2
n/a
48
6.0
L Logs (Pers)
239
222
17
7
n/a
26
4.0
AB Logs (Pers)
392
391
1
0
n/a
49
9.0
LS (MW)
70
65
5
8
n/a
3
6.0
Able Rate Warfare Specialist (Tactical Submariner)
124
116
8
7
n/a
13
7.0
Notes:
1. Outflow is to January 2009.
2. Lt X SM IWC Qualified and SQEP and Lt X SM Advanced Warfare Course Qualified (SQEP) are the same group and are 16 in total but they are two separate OPPs.
3. SQEP means Suitably Qualified and Experience Personnel, i.e. have the skills to do a particular job and in case of SM if AWC are qualified to be a Watch Leader
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Army
Liability
Strength
Shortfall
Inflow
Outflow
VO
Number
Number
Number
Percentage
Number
Number
Number
Operational pinch point trades
RE Clk of Wks: SSgt-WO1
248
237
11
4.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
RLC Ammo Tech: Cp1-SSgt
306
176
130
42.5
n/a
n/a
n/a
Infantry: Pte-LCp1
14,980
13,380
1,600
10.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
REME Rec Mech: LCp1-Cp1
339
213
126
37.2
n/a
n/a
n/a
RE EOD: Cp1-SSgt
131
109
22
16.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
REME VM: Cfh-Cp1
3,521
3,224
297
8.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
Int OPMI:Cp1-Sgt
708
476
232
32.8
n/a
n/a
n/a
REME Armourer: Cfn-Cp1
377
305
74
19.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
RA Gunner: Gnr-Bdr (including Para/Cdo Gnrs and OP Asst)
