§ Mr. Watkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Armed Forces were permitted to purchase their discharge prior to the termination of their engagement with Her Majesty's forces in 1974, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1970 and 1969, respectively.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownThe information requested is as follows:
1969 6,914 1970 6,630 1971 6,435 1972 7,292 1973 8,835 1974 9,195 These figures exclude Service women, and also certain male recruits who may leave as of right during their early months of service on payment of a small fee. I will publish the statistics for Service women in the Official Report as soon as they are available.