§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many soldiers subject to manning control were subsequently offered short-term (S-type) engagements in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement; [54232]
(2) how many soldiers in (a) the Army and (b) the 3 Battalion, the Parachute Regiment have been subject to manning control in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [54231]
§ Mr. IngramThe number of soldiers in the(a) Army and (b) the 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, who have been discharged in each of the last five calendar years following a Manning and Control Point review, is shown in the following table.
Year Army 3rd Battalion parachute regiment S-type 1997 231 2 2 1998 175 0 1 1999 93 0 1 2000 66 0 2 2001 47 1 1 2002 3 0 0 Total 615 3 7 The number of such soldiers subsequently offered S-type engagements is not recorded. However, the number who re-engaged on an S-type engagement is also shown separately in the final column above.