§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel have been absent without leave in each of the last 10 years, broken down by service. [14376]
§ Mr. IngramThe numbers of service personnel recorded as being absent without leave, by individual service, during each of the last 10 years up to 31 December 2000, are shown in the table.
Service year Royal Navy Royal Marines Army1 Royal Air Force Total 1991 74 16 2,228 125 2,443 1992 75 23 2,093 95 2,286 1993 53 15 1,776 72 1,916 1994 57 25 1,548 35 1,665 1995 37 12 1,211 36 1,296 1996 45 10 1,189 36 1,280 1997 32 10 1,181 23 1,246 1998 29 6 1,385 26 1,446 1999 34 9 1,537 34 1,614 2000 57 210 1,917 27 2,011 1 Army personnel can be formally reported as absent without leave immediately, the Royal Navy and RAF only initiate formal reporting procedures after the seventh day of absence 2 Figure includes two Army personnel serving with the Royal Marines