§ Mr. Wilkinsonasked the Minister of State for Defence how many officers with permanent commissions, General List, in 185W the General Duties, Pilot Branch of the Royal Air Force applied either to retire from the Service prematurely or to resign their commissions in each year from 1964 to 1969, inclusive; and how many applications were accepted annually in each category.
§ Mr. LambtonNo statistics are available for 1964. For subsequent years the figures are:
Year Applications to Retire Prematurely Applications to Resign 1965 43 (33) 0 (0) 1966 60 (32) 3 (1) 1967 41 (29) 1 (0) 1968 42 (28) 4 (0) 1969 40 (33) 4 (2) Applications approved are shown in parentheses.
Note: The above figures do not include applications for premature release on redundancy terms nor cases where officers were called upon to resign their commissions.