§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the average time served by officers and other ranks of the Ulster Defence Regiment separately for full-time and part-time officers as at 31 December 1987.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe information on the average time in years served by UDR personnel on strength as at 31 December 1987 is as follows:
Full-time Part-time Officers Male 4.6 9.4 Female 4.5 4.1 Other ranks Male 7.6 6.9 Female 6.9 4.6
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give details of the numbers of operatives by rank, separately of those who have joined the Ulster Defence Regiment and its reserve, and of those who have resigned from the Ulster Defence Regiment and its reserve, in the calendar years 1986 and 1987.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe information is not available in the form requested. However, the following figures are available for those male and female officers and other ranks who have joined the UDR and who have left the UDR for reasons other than medical or disciplinary or on death:
1986 1987 Intake Outflow Intake Outflow Officers Male 29 29 18 30 Female Nil Nil Nil Nil Other ranks Male 880 694 738 701 Female 156 117 117 119