§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of(a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy 463W and (c) the RAF of age group (i) 16 to 24, (ii) 25 to 29, (iii) 30 to 34, (iv) 35 to 44, (v) 45 to 49 and (vi) 50 years and over have changed from Maristat One in each year between and including 1989 and the current financial year, stating in each age category the (1) proportional change from strength, (2) proportional change from married strength, (3) proportional change from married to divorced from the national population as a whole and (4) proportional change from married to divorced from the national married population; and if he will make a statement. [123242]
§ Mr. SpellarThis information is not held centrally by my Department and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of the married strength of the(a) Army, (b) RAF, (c) Royal Navy and (d) all services, are married to a serving member of the Armed Forces not including Reserve Forces; and if he will make a statement. [123159]
§ Mr. SpellarThe information requested is as follows:
Total married strength Married to serving person Proportion (Percentage) (a) Army 48,614 2,868 5.9 (b) Royal Navy 20,014 844 4.2 (c) Royal Air Force 34,219 2,400 7.0 (d) All services 102,847 6,112 5.9 The table may contain some inaccuracies as some personnel may not have amended their records following the discharge of their spouse from the Armed Forces.