§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many soldiers signed an AFB130A in each year since 1997. [87254]
§ Dr. MoonieAn Army Form B130A (AFB130A) is completed when soldiers are to be discharged under the following Queen's Regulations 1975
9.398—On termination of engagement9.403—Having been convicted during Army service by a civil court of an offence committed before enlistment9.404—Misconduct9.405—Retention undesirable in the interests of the service9.411—Not required for further Army service9.413—Not required for a full Army career9.414—Services no longer requiredThe overall total discharged under these paragraphs for which an AFB130A was completed in each year since 1997 is as follows:
Number discharged 1997 1,520 1998 1,531 1999 1,270 2000 1,500 2001 1,677 2002 1,092 Total 8,590 It should however be noted that an AFB130A may have been signed in other cases in which discharge action was terminated. These figures are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.