§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of(a) the Army, (b) the Naval Service, (c) the RAF and (d) the Welsh Guards have applied to leave the armed forces in (i) the last three months, (ii) 2002, (iii) 2001 and (iv) 2000; and if he will make a statement. [87925]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 19 December 2002]: Details of applications for Premature Voluntary Release (PVR) are shown in the tables:
Table 1: PVR Applications as at 1 October 2002 Date Rank Naval service Army RAF Last 3 months Officers 47 65 49 O/Ranks 456 1,679 518 2002 to date Officers 143 367 163 O/Ranks 1,470 5,184 1,499 2001 Officers 200 536 242 O/Ranks 1,909 7,833 2,174 2000 Officers 232 564 305 O/Ranks 1,533 7,569 1,957 Notes:
1. Of all the notices given by Naval Service personnel approximately 17 per cent. are withdrawn at a later date
2. Of all the notices given by Army personnel approximately 30 per cent. are withdrawn at a later date.
3. Of all the notices given by RAF personnel approximately 20 per cent. are withdrawn at a later date.
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Table 2: Welsh Guards Other Ranks—PVR applications Year Notice Given Last 3 months 25 2002 to date 68 2001 117 2000 114 Note:
Details of PVR applications for officers in the Welsh Guards are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.