§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much money has been paid out in redundancy payments to officers of brigadier rank and above in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. SoamesIn the past five financial years, the following payments have been made to brigadiers or their equivalents in other services:
Year £ 1989–90 26,908 1990–91 24,185 1991–92 80,460 1992–93 257,352 1993–94 866,836
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many officers of brigadier rank and above have chosen redundancy in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. SoamesIn the past five financial years, the following numbers of officers of brigadier rank and above and their equivalents in other services, have chosen redundancy:
Year Number 1989–90 — 1990–91 — 1991–92 — 1992–93 12 1993–94 34