§ Sir Geoffrey Johnson SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the latest figures for the rate of premature voluntary release in(a) the Royal Navy, (b) the Army and (c) the Royal Air Force.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe latest premature voluntary release—PVR—annual exist rates are for the year to 31 March 1991 and are given in the table.
Percentage rate Officers RN/RM 3.24 Army 4.19 RAF 2.31 Service men RN 6.21 RM 6.42 Army 2.83 RAF 4.22 PVR figures for females are not currently available, but are being collated for future publication. The figures in the table therefore relate to males only.