Redundancy

HC Deb 01 March 1994 vol 238 cc671-2W

Mr. Martlew

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consideration he has given to improving the redundancy package available to members of the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Hanley

The terms of the redundancy package have been designed specifically to meet the requirements of the armed forces and compare very favourably with those offered by other employers. There is no need to improve them.

Mr. Martlew

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many redundancy applications he received from(a) officers and (b) soldiers during the third phase of the Army redundancy proposal.

Mr. Hanley

Some 792 officers and 6,942 soldiers who met the promulgated qualifying criteria applied to be considered for redundancy in the third phase of the Army's programme. Records of applications from other officers and soldiers who were ineligible for consideration are not available.