§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what will be the total cost to his Department of redundancy and associated entitlement moneys paid to servicemen from the Non-Regular Permanent Staff of the Territorial Army made redundant under the terms of the Strategic Defence Review; and if he will make a statement; [101921]
(2) how many members of the Non-Regular Permanent Staff of the Territorial Army are due to be made redundant under the terms of the Strategic Defence Review; and if he will make a statement. [101922]
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§ Mr. Spellar[holding answer 13 December 1999]: A total of 449 Non-Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS) posts have been removed from the Territorial Army as a result of the Strategic Defence Review. Some incumbents of these posts will be found other jobs but the sizeable remainder will regrettably be made redundant. As at 1 February, 321 NRPS have been made redundant at a total cost of approximately £8.8 million. The total redundancy bill will only be known when all those affected have left because payments are calculated on an individual basis, depending on length of service and rate of pay on discharge.