§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many officers and men have sought early retirement from the submarine service and from the Royal Navy as a whole for each of the last five years expressed also as percentage of the total number of serving men.
§ Mr. FreemanThe number applying for earl retirement in the last five years are as follows:
Submariners Officers Ratings Number Percentage Number Percentage 1982 8 1.3 143 2.2 1983 13 2.0 163 2.5 1984 20 2.9 280 4.3 1985 30 4.5 290 4.4 1986 22 3.3 303 4.6
Total Royal Navy Officers Ratings Number Percentage Number Percentage 1982 183 2.1 1,669 3.5 1983 181 2.1 2,340 4.9 1984 206 2.5 2,955 6.3 1985 212 2.5 2,982 6.5 1986 227 2.7 2,566 5.9
§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence what change there has been in the number of officers an men requesting transfer from the submarine service t other naval duties in the last five years.
§ Mr. FreemanRequests by officers to transfer to nonsubmarine duties are rare and figures are not recorded. The numbers of ratings who requested transfer to nonsubmarine duties are as follows:
Numbers 1 1981 97 1983 117 1984 104 1985 88 1986 186 1 The figure for 1982 is not available.