HC Deb 24 November 1969 vol 792 c23W
86. Mr. Goodhew

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish a table showing the number of officers by rank, and in each Service, respectively, whose applications to retire were rejected in each year since 1st January, 1965.

Mr. Hattersley

The only figures available are for the Army, and are as follows:

1965 1966 1967 1968
Brigadier … — — 2 5
Colonel … — — 22 7
Lt.-Colonel … — 1 69 61
Major … 2 2 190 130
Captain … 5 11 4 10
Lieutenants … 1 2 5 4
Quartermaster … — — 6 58

The higher figures for 1967 and 1968 include rejected applications by officers seeking redundancy terms.