§ Mr. Wigginasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Regular reservists of what category carry out their training commitments with units of the TAVR.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownThe number of Regular reservists attached to the TAVR on 31st December 1975, the latest date for which figures are available, was 863.
Pay Training Expenses Allowance Bounties Miscellaneous Allowances Total Officers … £481 £11 £60 All ranks £21 £573 Soldiers … £215 £6 £48 £290 Amounts shown have been rounded down to the nearest pound
§ Mr. Wigginasked the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of recruits to the TAVR remain in the Service after one year.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownOn 16th January 1976, 73.6 per cent. of members of the TAVR had served for one year or over.
Officers Soldiers Male QARANC WRAC Male QARANC WRAC Total 1971–72— 1st Quarter … 129 23 5 4,289 23 181 4,650 2nd Quarter … 135 20 2 5,085 19 88 5,349 3rd Quarter … 95 17 5 5,344 33 246 5,740 4th Quarter … 87 18 1 5,194 26 142 5,468 1972–73— 1st Quarter … 90 13 7 4,215 33 113 4,471 2nd Quarter … 104 8 2 2,748 36 78 2,976 3rd Quarter … 57 7 3 3,202 30 240 3,539 4th Quarter … 92 12 10 2,935 26 124 3,199 1973–74— 1st Quarter … 85 14 10 2,778 23 113 3,023 2nd Quarter … 78 7 6 2,038 32 92 2,253 3rd Quarter … 44 11 8 2,498 28 147 2,736 4th Quarter … 76 12 5 2,901 30 135 3,159 1974–75— 1st Quarter … 88 11 7 3,117 44 166 3,433 2nd Quarter … 111 22 4 2,770 23 103 3,033 3rd Quarter … 62 8 13 3,106 44 167 3,400 4th Quarter … 70 7 7 3,260 36 231 3,611 1975–76— 1st Quarter … 97 6 3 4,490 80 223 4,899 2nd Quarter … 128 20 6 3,222 30 175 3,581 3rd Quarter … 95 8 7 3,298 28 239 3,675 4th Quarter … 95 13 9 4,999 58 377 5,551
§ Mr. Wigginasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the total cost to the most recent convenient date of running the TAVR for one year; and if he will break this down to show expenditure
620WA breakdown by sections of the Regular Reserve is as follows: Section A, 451; Section B, 322; Section D, 90.
§ Mr. Wigginasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the average amount paid to members of the TAVR during a year to the most convenient date, set out in convenient groupings for rank and type of payment.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownThe average amount paid to a volunteer member of the TAVR by rank and main types of payment in 1975–76 was as follows:
§ Mr. Wigginasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report the number of recruits to the TAVR during each quarter in the last five years.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownThe information requested is set out below.
on pay, equipment, drill halls and other relevant detail.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownThe most meaningful figures which can be provided 621W are the estimated costs for 1976–77. A breakdown of these costs is as follows:
£ million 1. Pay of Permanent Staff 9.0 2. Pay, allowances and bounties of Volunteer Personnel 18.0 3. Equipment Costs 15.0 4. Major and Minor Works Services 5.0 5. Administrative Support and Other Services 14.0 Total 61.0