§ Mr. Norman Fowlerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department
NUMBER RESIGNING WITHOUT PENSION OR GRATUITY Year (a) Total(b) Years of Service less than 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 25 1970* … … 3,665 — — — — — — — — 1971* … … 2,610 — — — — — — — — 1972 … … 2,782 699 603 266 191 179 523 225 96 1973 … … 3,513 770 709 362 265 225 771 288 123 1974 … … 3,657 831 589 378 297 260 837 332 133 1975 … … 2,701 853 520 228 169 175 481 188 87 1976 (to 30th September) 2,301 766 569 150 130 131 349 154 52 * Details for 1970 and 1971 could not be provided save at disproportionate expense.