Earl Attleeasked Her Majesty's Government:
Why the non-regular permanent staff of the Territorial Army being made redundant under the Strategic Defence Review are prohibited for being considered for employment as civilians when the duties involved would be no different. [HL3499]
§ Lord GilbertAs part of the restructuring of the Territorial Army, financial systems administrator posts, currently carried out by non-regular permanent staff, are being civilianised at executive officer level. As non-regular permanent staff are not civil servants, they cannot apply for internal civil service job vacancies. We are currently considering initiating external recruitment for these posts. Should this change be decided on, members of the non-regular permanent staff would be welcome to apply, provided they met the direct entry qualifications for the executive officer grade.
Earl Attleeasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the estimate of the average redundancy payment to non-regular permanent staff of the Territorial Army who are being made redundant under the Strategic Defence Review. [HL3500]
§ Lord GilbertFigures on which to calculate an estimated average redundancy payment to members of the non-regular permanent staff (NRPS) of the Territorial Army will not be available until the completion of the redundancy exercise in October this year. Redundancy payments will be determined individually and will be calculated on the basis of length of NRPS service, rank at the time of discharge and rate of pay.