HC Deb 04 March 1994 vol 238 cc940-1W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Mr. Evans), of 23 February,Official Report, column 217, if he will now list the current locations of all those Army personnel who have been selected for redundancies; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Hanley

The breakdown by, theatre at the time of my answer of 23 February,Official Report, column 217, is as follows:

Phase 3 redundancy by theatre
Number
Great Britain
Officers 539
Soldiers 3,621
TOTAL 4,160
Northern Ireland
Officers 36
Soldiers 479
TOTAL 515
BAOR
Officers 89
Soldiers 1,871
TOTAL 1,960
NATO
Officers 5
Soldiers 25
TOTAL 30
Cyprus
Officers 6
Soldiers 129
TOTAL 135
Hong Kong
Officers 16
Number
Soldiers 44
TOTAL 60
North America
Officers 3
Soldiers 14
TOTAL 17
Former Yugoslavia
Officers 10
Soldiers 67
TOTAL 77
Belize
Officers 1
Soldiers 19
TOTAL 20
Rest of world
Officers 15
Soldiers 26
TOTAL 41
Grand total Officers 720
Grand total Soldiers 6,295
GRAND TOTAL 7,015

Note: Some 85 per cent. of these redundancies were voluntary.