§ Mr. Favellasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many persons in each of the categories listed in the Report No. 22 of the Top Salaries Review Body, in the Civil Service, armed forces and judiciary, have taken voluntary early retirement in each of the last three years for reasons other than ill health or promotion.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe information for premature retirements from the Civil Service and armed forces is as follows:
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1982 1983 1984 Senior grades of the higher Civil Service Permanent Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service — — —
1982 1983 1984 Grade 1 (Permanent Secretary level) — — — Grade 1A (Second Permanent Secretary level) — — — Grade 2 (Deputy Secretary level) 2 — 4 Grade 3 (Under Secretary level) 5 8 21 Senior officers in the Armed Forces Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet — — — Admiral — — — Vice-Admiral — 1 1 Rear-Admiral — — — Army* Field Marshal — — — General — — — Lieutenant General — 1 — Major General 4 2 1 Royal Air Force Marshal of the Royal Air Force — — — Air Chief Marshal — — — Air Marshal — — — Air Vice Marshal 3 3 5 * Figures for the army are shown for financial years 1982–83, 1983–84 and 1984–85 respectively. Corresponding information for the members of the judiciary is being assembled. I shall write to my hon. Friend as soon as it is available.