§ Mr. Molloyasked the Secretary of State for Defence what have been the numbers of retired officer posts within his Department in each year since 1970; how many retired officers have actually been in post during this period; and how many holders of such posts there were in each individual establishment.
§ Mr. WellbelovedNo statistical records are readily available to show how many retired officer posts within the Ministry of Defence have been complemented in each year since 1970, nor is it current practice to maintain records showing the numbers of retired officers in individual establishments.
The numbers of posts currently complemented for members of the retired officer class are as follows:
Navy Department 279 Army Department 1,362 Air Force Department 274 Central Staffs 68 Procurement Executive 79 Total 2,062 The numbers of members of the retired officer class who have been in post on 1st April of each year since 1970 are shown in Table A.
office at Bath and the Army pensions offices at Guildford and Stanmore. The areas of work to go to the St. Enoch building will be announced as soon as possible.