HC Deb 26 July 1990 vol 177 cc530-3W
Mr. Brazier

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what are the figures for premature voluntary release from the Army and Royal Air Force for the period 1983 to 1990 by quarter, in the form of the reply of 18 May 1989,Official Report, column 275–76;

(2) what are the figures for premature voluntary release from the Army for the fourth quarter of 1989 and any quarters of 1990 for which figures are available now, in the form of the reply of 18 May 1989, Official Report, column 275–76.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The information requested is set out in the tables:

Male Officers Female Officers Servicemen Servicewomen Total
3rd quarter 167 4 769 22 962
4th quarter 190 15 779 36 1,020
1986
1st quarter 128 6 686 28 848
2nd quarter 209 6 570 38 823
3rd quarter 188 7 580 28 803
4th quarter 136 6 807 36 985
1987
1st quarter 116 7 618 30 771
2nd quarter 194 11 791 35 1,031
3rd quarter 173 9 749 29 960
4th quarter 178 12 839 34 1,063
1988
1st quarter 120 7 861 42 1,030
2nd quarter 173 7 929 29 1,138
3rd quarter 208 11 912 36 1,167
4th quarter 154 3 1,024 24 1,205
1989
1st quarter 103 9 1,042 27 1,181
2nd quarter 194 11 1,051 32 1,288
3rd quarter 238 11 1,018 26 1,293
4th quarter 138 4 990 22 1,154
1990
1st quarter 142 6 1,002 22 1,172

Royal Air Force PVR figures 1983 1st quarter-1990 1st quarter
Male Officers Female Officers Servicemen Servicewomen Total
1983
1st quarter 75 10 248 123 456
2nd quarter 73 10 248 122 453
3rd quarter 62 8 192 111 373
4th quarter 58 7 176 95 336
1984
1st quarter 92 12 277 133 514
2nd quarter 109 10 428 135 682
3rd quarter 79 7 348 71 505
4th quarter 55 6 371 115 547
1985
1st quarter 109 12 414 100 635
2nd quarter 90 10 434 137 671
3rd quarter 88 11 374 107 580
4th quarter 58 8 487 123 676
1986
1st quarter 61 12 460 109 642
2nd quarter 74 11 457 129 671
3rd quarter 87 11 370 122 590
4th quarter 64 13 355 121 553
1987
1st quarter 89 11 362 132 594
2nd quarter 99 13 446 162 720
3rd quarter 63 7 422 108 600
4th quarter 48 6 483 122 659
1988
1st quarter 91 10 509 128 738
2nd quarter 92 21 694 146 953
3rd quarter 76 11 649 127 863
4th quarter 54 4 897 139 1,094
1989
1st quarter 101 15 975 155 1,246
2nd quarter 70 13 879 184 1,146
3rd quarter 107 16 754 140 1,017
4th quarter 67 11 644 149 871

Male Officers Female Officers Servicemen Servicewomen Total
1990
1st quarter 103 12 705 140 960