§ Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for Defence, following the announcement of the compulsory redundancy scheme for RAF officers in Command Paper No. 5976, how many senior officers in each rank from squadron leader to group captain have elected to retire voluntarily; and how many so far have been accepted.
Rank Elected Accepted Pending Group Captain … … … 2 2 — Wing Commander … … … 14 12 2 Squadron Leader … … … 5 4 1 Totals … … … 21 18 3
§ Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many RAF officers in each rank and aircrew category so affected have been made compulsorily redundant.
Rank Pilot Navigator AEO Total Group Captain … … … 21 4 — 25 Wing Commander … … … 39 15 — 54 Squadron Leader … … … 123 68 5 196 Total … … … 183 87 5 275