§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the armed forces pension scheme retired in(a) 1975, (b) 1976 and (c) 1977. [33620]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 11 February 2002]: This information is not available for Army retirements and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The figures for the Royal Navy and RAF are as follows.
653WRetirements
- 1975–21,663
- 1976–20,328
- 1977–12,690.
Retired has been taken to mean exited the armed forces.