§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many military and civilian staff from APC Glasgow were involved in the administration of manning control points in(a) 1997 and (b) 2003, broken down by (i) rank and (ii) pay scale; and if he will make a statement. [167838]
§ Mr. CaplinI refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 25 March 2004,Official Report, column 946W, which reported that the information requested was not held centrally and could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many amendment to terms of service forms have been signed by army personnel who have been listed for manning control reviews in each of the last eight years; and if he will make a statement. [167839]
§ Mr. CaplinI refer the hon. Member to my answer of 25 March 2004,Official Report, column 946W, which reported that AFB6848 forms are not held centrally for longer than a year.
Of the 28,000 AFB6848 forms signed during the period 1 March 2003 to 29 February 2004, the numbers signed by those listed for Manning Control Point review are not separately identified and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many soldiers who were(a) discharged under QR 9.413, (b) issued with manning control warning certificates and (c) discharged due to QR 9.414 who signed AFB130A were listed as P7 on their last recorded medical assessment, broken down for each of the last eight years; and if he will make a statement. [167840]
§ Mr. CaplinThe information requested at(a) and (c) is as follows:
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Soldiers graded as P7 discharged under: (a) QR 9.413 (b) QR 9.414 1996 11 8 1997 15 16 1998 9 20 1999 1Under 5 13 2000 1Under 5 29 2001 1Under 5 29 2002 0 37 2003 0 57 1Actual figures cannot be provided without breaching disclosure and confidentiality policy. The number issued with manning control warning certificates is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what forms are used in the process of manning control; and in what order they are used. [167842]
§ Mr. CaplinSoldiers being considered for discharge by Manning Control Point are sent a letter up to 18 months beforehand. They are asked to sign a certificate to agree that they have been warned about their potential discharge.
If a soldier is to be discharged, the parent unit is informed by letter from the appropriate Manning and Career Management Division. The unit will then raise an Army Form B130A Application for the Compulsory Premature Discharge of a Soldier, which is completed by both the Commanding Officer and the individual concerned.