HC Deb 07 May 1991 vol 190 c449W
Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the latest figures for the rate of premature voluntary release in(a) the Royal Navy, (b) the Army and (c) the Royal Air Force.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The latest premature voluntary release—PVR—annual exist rates are for the year to 31 March 1991 and are given in the table.

Percentage rate
Officers
RN/RM 3.24
Army 4.19
RAF 2.31
Service men
RN 6.21
RM 6.42
Army 2.83
RAF 4.22

PVR figures for females are not currently available, but are being collated for future publication. The figures in the table therefore relate to males only.

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