§ 45. Dr. Winstanleyasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will state the number of officers and other ranks now 1820 on paid leave as a result, of redundancy; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ReynoldsAbout 80 Army officers are at present without employment, but this is not exclusively on account of redundancy.
§ Dr. WinstanleyI fully accept the need to discharge our liabilities to redundant Service personnel of all types, but does not the Minister agree that the figures he has given suggest that there is now a need to reduce the ceiling strengths of the various Services, so that this is not a continuing problem?
§ Mr. ReynoldsThis is the type of question that has been put to my right hon. Friend on several occasions today, in reply to which he has stated that he hopes to make a statement in due course.
§ Sir T. BeamishHas a decision been reached about compensation for officers and other ranks who are already redundant or will become redundant as a result of reorganisation of the Armed Forces?
§ Mr. ReynoldsThe decision is taken, but a great deal of detail is now being worked out and I hope that we shall be able to give the details when my right hon. Friend makes his statement later this month.