HC Deb 21 May 1999 vol 331 cc462-3W
Mr. Hancock

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel have left each of the services, quarterly, in each of the last five years. [78779]

Mr. Doug Henderson

The numbers of personnel who have left UK Regular armed forces during the last five years is as follows:

Naval Service Army Royal Air Force Total
1 January-31 March 1994 947 4,051 1,609 6,607
1 April-30 June 1994 1,385 3,782 2,407 7,574
1 July-30 September 1994 1,423 4,637 1,224 7,284
1 October-31 December 1994 2,416 8,480 1,152 12,048
1 January-31 March 1995 961 4,986 1,187 7,134
1 April-30 June 1995 992 3,803 1,273 6,068
1 July-30 September 1995 1,128 3,970 1,511 6,609
1 October-31 December 1995 1,387 3,622 1,634 6,643
1 January-31 March 1996 1,438 4,048 4,058 9,544
1 April-30 June 1996 1,712 3,887 1,540 7,139
1 July-30 September 1996 2,588 3,875 3,131 9,594
1 October-31 December 1996 1,385 3,558 1,813 6,756
1 January-31 March 1997 1,446 4,034 4,031 9,511
1 April-30 June 1997 1,268 3,446 1,198 5,912
1 July-30 September 1997 1,331 4,049 1,217 6,597
1 October-31 December 1997 1,216 2,457 1,066 4,739
I January-31 March 1998 1,456 4,426 1,128 7,010
1 April-30 June 1998 1,398 4,018 1,316 6,732
1 July-30 September 1998 1,287 4,532 1,224 7,043
1 October-31 December 1998 1,367 4,157 1,179 6,703

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