§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel currently serving in(a) Bosnia and (b) Northern Ireland have been issued with compulsory redundancy notices; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonEight Army officers currently serving in the former Yugoslavia and 36 Army officers currently serving in Northern Ireland were notified on 25 February that they had been selected for compulsory redundancy. Personnel selected for compulsory redundancy will leave the Army by 1 March 1994 and those serving overseas may apply to spend their last six months in the United Kingdom. No shore-based naval personnel, or RAF personnel, currently serving in the former Yugoslavia or Northern Ireland have been selected for compulsory redundancy.
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel currently serving in(a) Bosnia and (b) Northern Ireland have requested voluntary redundancy; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe numbers of service personnel serving in the former Yugoslavia and Northern Ireland who have applied for voluntary redundancy are as follows:
Service Former Yugoslavia Northern Ireland Royal Navy1 Officers 1 2 Ratings 22 26 Army3 Officers 9 14 Soldiers 80 387 RAF Officers — — Airmen/women — — 1 Figures relate to shore-based personnel only. 2 Applications unsuccessful. 3 Figures provided relate to successful applications. Due to the frequency of individual and unit moves, it is not possible to identify by theatre those who unsuccessfully applied for redundancy last autumn.