§ Mr. Goodhewasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish figures showing the number of medical officers who have retired prematurely from the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Reynolds
1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 R.N 3 — 8 1 6 Army 9 21 23 17 29 R.A.F. — 3 2 2 24 Totals 12 24 33 20 59
§ Mr. Goodhewasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish figures showing the number of short service commission medical officers who have applied for permanent commissions in the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. ReynoldsI regret that we do not keep records of the number of such applications; the following figures show the number of transfers that were approved from short service to permanent commissions: —
1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Royal Navy 9 16 16 6 2 Army 24 26 22 17 17 R.A.F. 12 16 14 18 5 Total 45 58 52 41 24