§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many officers of two-star rank are in the medical services of(a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Royal Air Force.
§ Mr. HanleyThe information requested is as follows:
Numbers (a) Army 3 (b) Royal Navy 2 (c) Royal Air Force 125 1 Includes one Tri-service rotational post currently filled by the RAF and from September 1995 by the Royal Navy. 2 Due to reduce by 2 as of 1 April 1994.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many officers of two-star rank there are in each of the armed services; and what have been the figures for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. HanleyThe information requested is as follows:
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1 January RN Services Rear Admiral RN Major General RM Army Major-General Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Total 1979 45 83 43 171 1980 46 81 47 174 1981 50 75 47 172 1982 48 72 44 164 1983 46 70 42 158 1984 40 74 41 155 1985 40 73 43 156 1986 43 67 45 155 1987 42 58 50 150 1988 42 64 48 154 1989 42 61 48 151 1990 40 67 42 149 1991 41 66 41 148 1992 35 59 46 140 1993 32 56 40 128 19931 33 57 37 127 1 (1 October) Latest available figures.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the rank of the commanding officer of each of the military districts; and if he will make a statement on the reasons underlying variations.
§ Mr. HanleyUnited Kingdom Land Forces—UKLF —is divided into five military districts; Southern, Eastern, Wales and Western, London and Scotland. With the exception of Southern district, each General Officer Commanding—GOC—is a major general (2 star). The GOC of Southern district is a Lieutenant General (3 star). The variation is a consequence of the comparative size of the district, measured in terms of units under command.