§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many awards of death benefits for single soldiers have been made in each year since 1990; and what the cost was in each year. [83811]
§ Dr. MoonieThe number of death benefit awards for Army Single Soldiers, since 1990, including the cost in each year is in the following table:
Year paid Number of single person deaths Amount (£) 1992 64 811,416.67 1993 64 847,349.20 1994 56 734,072.80 1995 46 648,847.80 1996 28 414,395.53 1997 54 793,114.00 1998 43 644,226.00 1999 48 766,925.26 2000 41 769,065.08 2001 18 275,885.71 2002 30 530,951.27 Complete records are held on single soldier death benefit awards from 1992 only. These figures are for Army Other Ranks (soldiers) only. They do not include Army Officers or Navy and RAF Personnel.