§ Sir Nicholas FairbairnToo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out the available figures for each year since 1990–91 on the numbers and proportions of those officers and other ranks in each service who have applied for extension of their original engagement.
§ Mr. HanleyThe figures as requested for the Royal Air Force are set out in the tables. The Royal Navy and Army 637W could provide this information in the exact form requested only at disproportionate cost; details on extensions granted are, however, set out in the tables.
Royal Air Force: applications for extension of service Financial year Officers Airmen/women Total Total trained strength at 31 March Proportion of trained strength who applied for extension (Per cent.) 1990–91 520 1,971 2,491 82,621 3.0 1991–92 573 3,848 4,421 81,973 5.4 1992–93 339 4,262 4,601 78,863 5.8
Royal Naval Services: extensions of service granted Financial year Officers Ratings Total Total trained strength at 31 March Proportion of trained strength who were granted an extension (Per cent.) 1990–91 92 933 1,025 57,078 1.8 1991–92 22 703 725 56,052 1.3 1992–93 33 437 470 56,064 0.8
Army: extensions of service granted Financial year Officers Soldiers Total Total trained strength at 31 March Proportion of trained strength who were granted on extension (Per cent.) 1990–91 876 944 1,820 137,240 1.3 1991–92 1,002 929 1,931 136,514 1.4 1992–93 818 827 1,645 133,366 1.2 Notes:
- 1. Figures include non-commissioned personnel who have applied for/been granted, an extension beyond their 22 year point.
- 2. Figures exclude personnel who have converted from Short Service Commissions to longer commissons and those whose service is extended automatically upon reaching a certain rank.