§ Mr. Wilkinsonasked the Minister of State for Defence how many pilots and observers in the Fleet Air Arm applied to leave the Royal Navy, prematurely in each year from 1964 to 1969 inclusive; and how many such applications were accepted.
§ Mr. KirkThe following table gives the required information; the figures relate to applications from all officers qualified as pilots and observers:
Number of Applications Number Accepted 1964 Pilots Not available Observers Not available 1965 Pilots 15 14 Observers 2 2 1966 Pilots 37 36 Observers 2 1 1967 Pilots 22 21 Observers 4 4 1968 Pilots 22 20 Observers 7 5 1969* Pilots 8 8 Observers 4 3 * The figures do not include any applications for premature release on redundancy terms.