§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many RNAS personnel are currently undergoing training to become pilots. [56751]
§ Mr. Doug Henderson175 Royal Naval Air Service personnel are currently undergoing pilot training.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many fully trained pilots have requested to leave the RNAS in each of the last five years. [56753]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonThe number of trained Royal Navy Pilots applying for premature voluntary release in each of the last five years is as follows. Some who applied for release subsequently withdrew their applications before their due exit dates.
Year of application Number of application 1993–94 2 1994–95 8 1995–96 24 1996–97 22 1997–98 27