22 Nov 2007 : Column 1023W—continued
Armed Forces: Desertion
Nick Harvey:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the armed forces reported absent without leave between January 2004 and October 2007 were (a) male and (b) female. [165798]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth:
The breakdown of male and female personnel reported absent without leave between January 2004 and October 2007 for the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Army is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The number of Royal Navy personnel broken down into male and female who have been reported absent without leave between January 2004 and October 2007 is shown in the following table:
| | Male | Female | Total |
|
2004
|
174
|
10
|
184
|
|
2005
|
180
|
16
|
196
|
|
2006
|
148
|
9
|
157
|
|
2007 to 31 October
|
108
|
7
|
115
|
|
Total
|
610
|
42
|
652
|
22 Nov 2007 : Column 1024W
Armed Forces: Discharges
Nick Harvey:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many military personnel left (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Royal Air Force because of (i) premature voluntary release, (ii) redundancy, (iii) retirement and (iv) other reasons in each year since 1997; and what percentage of each category were (A) single, (B) married without children, (C) married with children, (D) divorced without children and (E) divorced with children. [165793]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth:
The following table shows outflow data from the UK Regular Armed Forces for each service by exit reason and marital status in each financial year from 1997-98.
Outflow figures broken down by marital status are not available for Army and RAF officers.
Figures relating to dependent children are only available for Army Other Ranks.
Due to the way marital status was recorded in personnel databases, Naval Service figures for married personnel do not include those married personnel not in receipt of a married person’s allowance, while single and divorced personnel cannot be shown separately.
Information relating to marital status is not held centrally for RAF after 1 March 2006, Naval Service after 1 October 2006, and for Army after 1 March 2007, following the phased implementation of the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system.
The term Premature Voluntary Release (PVR) is now known as Voluntary Outflow (VO) although the methodology remains the same. Time Expiry includes all personnel completing their contracted period of service. Other wastage includes outflow due to medical reasons, for misconduct, dismissals and death, among others.
| Outflow from UK Regular Forces by Service and Marital Status |
| Number and percentage |
| | | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
|
Naval Service( 1)
| |
5,270
|
5,530
|
5,800
|
5,030
|
5,800
|
5,290
|
4,770
|
4,630
|
4,490
|
(2)4,310
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Officer
| |
620
|
540
|
570
|
480
|
530
|
510
|
470
|
510
|
520
|
(2)500
|
|
Trained
| |
500
|
450
|
500
|
410
|
450
|
390
|
380
|
420
|
430
|
(2)400
|
| |
Voluntary Outflow
|
170
|
160
|
240
|
170
|
230
|
170
|
160
|
170
|
190
|
(2)210
|
| |
Married (%)
|
75
|
81
|
76
|
77
|
80
|
70
|
70
|
71
|
74
|
n/a
|
| |
Time Expiry
|
290
|
260
|
220
|
200
|
180
|
180
|
190
|
190
|
190
|
(2)160
|
| |
Married (%)
|
79
|
81
|
79
|
84
|
81
|
88
|
84
|
82
|
85
|
n/a
|
| |
Redundancy
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(2)—
|
| |
Married (%)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
n/a
|
| |
Other wastage
|
40
|
30
|
50
|
40
|
40
|
50
|
30
|
60
|
50
|
(2)40
|
| |
Married (%)
|
53
|
61
|
65
|
70
|
73
|
61
|
48
|
65
|
70
|
n/a
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Untrained
| |
120
|
80
|
70
|
80
|
80
|
120
|
90
|
90
|
90
|
(2)100
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Ranks
| |
4,650
|
4,990
|
5,230
|
4,550
|
5,270
|
4,780
|
4,300
|
4,130
|
3,960
|
(2)3,810
|
|
Trained
| |
3,560
|
3,600
|
3,610
|
3,120
|
3,580
|
3,160
|
3,060
|
3,170
|
2,870
|
(2)2,790
|
22 Nov 2007 : Column 1025W
22 Nov 2007 : Column 1026W
| |
Voluntary Outflow
|
1,750
|
1,710
|
1,680
|
1,330
|
1,970
|
1,590
|
1,680
|
1,860
|
1,700
|
(2)1,750
|
| |
Married (%)
|
37
|
40
|
43
|
43
|
38
|
34
|
32
|
33
|
33
|
n/a
|
| |
Time Expiry
|
1,190
|
1,170
|
1,110
|
1,000
|
880
|
880
|
740
|
580
|
420
|
(2)420
|
| |
Married (%)
|
80
|
81
|
78
|
78
|
74
|
77
|
74
|
75
|
76
|
n/a
|
| |
Redundancy
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| |
Married (%)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| |
Other wastage
|
620
|
730
|
820
|
790
|
730
|
690
|
630
|
730
|
750
|
(2)620
|
| |
Married (%)
|
42
|
38
|
36
|
31
|
33
|
29
|
24
|
28
|
24
|
n/a
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Untrained
| |
1,080
|
1,390
|
1,610
|
1,430
|
1,680
|
1,620
|
1,250
|
960
|
1,100
|
(2)1,020
|
|
Army
| |
14,470
|
17,050
|
16,200
|
15,230
|
14,380
|
14,560
|
14,600
|
15,070
|
14,190
|
(2)15,780
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Officer
| |
1,040
|
1,310
|
1,120
|
1,150
|
1,090
|
980
|
950
|
1,100
|
1,070
|
(2)1,330
|
|
Trained
| |
960
|
1,050
|
890
|
900
|
900
|
800
|
780
|
900
|
980
|
(2)1,110
|
| |
Voluntary Outflow
|
460
|
510
|
440
|
530
|
540
|
440
|
500
|
530
|
590
|
n/a
|
| |
Time Expiry
|
450
|
470
|
370
|
320
|
320
|
300
|
240
|
320
|
340
|
n/a
|
| |
Redundancy
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
n/a
|
| |
Other wastage
|
40
|
60
|
80
|
50
|
40
|
50
|
40
|
50
|
50
|
n/a
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Untrained
|
80
|
260
|
220
|
260
|
190
|
180
|
170
|
200
|
90
|
(2)220
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Ranks
| |
13,430
|
15,740
|
15,090
|
14,080
|
13,290
|
13,580
|
13,640
|
13,970
|
13,120
|
(2)14,440
|
|
Trained
| |
9,250
|
9,710
|
9,110
|
9,180
|
9,090
|
8,870
|
8,790
|
9,840
|
9,520
|
(2)9,820
|
| |
Voluntary Outflow
|
5,740
|
5,950
|
5,310
|
5,310
|
4,980
|
4,610
|
4,500
|
4,880
|
4,620
|
n/a
|
| |
Single (%)
|
51
|
50
|
54
|
55
|
59
|
60
|
61
|
61
|
62
|
n/a
|
| |
Married without children
|
20
|
20
|
19
|
18
|
18
|
16
|
15
|
15
|
14
|
n/a
|
| |
Married with children (%)
|
25
|
26
|
23
|
23
|
20
|
21
|
20
|
21
|
20
|
n/a
|
| |
Divorced without children (%)
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
n/a
|
| |
Divorced with children (%)
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
n/a
|
| |
Time Expiry
|
1,560
|
1,720
|
1,770
|
1,730
|
1,690
|
1,810
|
1,570
|
1,840
|
2,290
|
n/a
|
| |
Single (%)
|
11
|
13
|
8
|
8
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
n/a
|
| |
Married without children (%)
|
9
|
10
|
9
|
9
|
8
|
8
|
10
|
10
|
9
|
n/a
|
| |
Married with children (%)
|
74
|
69
|
75
|
73
|
78
|
77
|
74
|
75
|
74
|
n/a
|
| |
Divorced without children (%)
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
n/a
|
| |
Divorced with children (%)
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
7
|
8
|
n/a
|
| |
Redundancy
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
n/a
|
| |
Married without children
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
n/a
|
| |
Divorced with children
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
n/a
|
| |
Other wastage
|
1,940
|
2,050
|
2,030
|
2,130
|
2,410
|
2,460
|
2,720
|
3,110
|
2,610
|
n/a
|
| |
Single (%)
|
61
|
66
|
68
|
74
|
78
|
76
|
81
|
81
|
79
|
n/a
|
22 Nov 2007 : Column 1027W
22 Nov 2007 : Column 1028W
| |
Married without children (%)
|
13
|
11
|
11
|
9
|
7
|
9
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
n/a
|
| |
Married with children (%)
|
24
|
21
|
19
|
15
|
13
|
14
|
11
|
10
|
12
|
n/a
|
| |
Divorced without children (%)
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
n/a
|
| |
Divorced with children (%)
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
n/a
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Untrained
| |
4,180
|
6,030
|
5,980
|
4,900
|
4,200
|
4,700
|
4,850
|
4,130
|
3,600
|
(2)4,620
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
RAF
| |
4,610
|
4,890
|
4,620
|
4,680
|
4,530
|
4,250
|
4,040
|
3,730
|
4,590
|
5,070
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Officer
| |
620
|
660
|
600
|
660
|
670
|
580
|
620
|
700
|
700
|
850
|
|
Trained
| |
580
|
610
|
560
|
610
|
620
|
530
|
580
|
640
|
670
|
800
|
| |
Voluntary Outflow
|
220
|
240
|
210
|
240
|
280
|
200
|
200
|
240
|
230
|
260
|
| |
Time Expiry
|
340
|
330
|
310
|
340
|
310
|
310
|
330
|
360
|
350
|
370
|
| |
Redundancy
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
40
|
110
|
| |
Other wastage
|
30
|
30
|
40
|
30
|
30
|
20
|
40
|
40
|
50
|
60
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Untrained
| |
40
|
50
|
40
|
40
|
50
|
50
|
40
|
60
|
30
|
50
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Ranks
| |
3,990
|
4,230
|
4,020
|
4,020
|
3,860
|
3,670
|
3,410
|
3,020
|
3,890
|
4,220
|
| |
Trained
|
3,540
|
3,590
|
3,380
|
3,380
|
3,290
|
3,090
|
2,880
|
2,630
|
3,670
|
3,930
|
| |
Voluntary Outflow
|
1,560
|
1,740
|
1,760
|
1,690
|
1,740
|
1,530
|
1,440
|
1,490
|
1,840
|
1,640
|
| |
Single
|
35
|
31
|
27
|
33
|
34
|
30
|
36
|
38
|
46
|
n/a
|
| |
Married
|
61
|
64
|
68
|
62
|
62
|
65
|
59
|
57
|
50
|
n/a
|
| |
Divorced
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
n/a
|
| |
Time Expiry
|
1,630
|
1,590
|
1,320
|
1,400
|
1,290
|
1,180
|
820
|
640
|
870
|
890
|
| |
Single (%)
|
24
|
23
|
27
|
19
|
18
|
15
|
15
|
13
|
16
|
n/a
|
| |
Married (%)
|
71
|
71
|
74
|
74
|
75
|
78
|
79
|
78
|
75
|
n/a
|
| |
Divorced (%)
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
9
|
9
|
n/a
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Redundancy
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
490
|
1,060
|
| |
Single (%)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
4
|
n/a
|
| |
Married (%)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
88
|
n/a
|
| |
Divorced (%)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
8
|
n/a
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Other wastage
|
350
|
260
|
300
|
300
|
260
|
380
|
620
|
490
|
470
|
360
|
| |
Single (%)
|
30
|
34
|
40
|
41
|
41
|
72
|
62
|
65
|
59
|
n/a
|
| |
Married (%)
|
66
|
60
|
57
|
53
|
55
|
25
|
33
|
33
|
38
|
n/a
|
| |
Divorced (%)
|
5
|
6
|
4
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
n/a
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Untrained
| |
450
|
640
|
640
|
640
|
570
|
580
|
530
|
400
|
220
|
280
|
n/a = Unavailable
— = zero or rounded to zero.
(1) Naval Service includes Royal Navy and Royal Marines.
(2) Provisional.
Notes:
1. Due to the rounding methods used, totals may not always equal the sum of the parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.
2. Percentages are calculated from unrounded data.
3. Due to ongoing validation of data from the new Joint Personnel Administration system, Naval Service statistics for 1 October 2006 onwards and Army statistics for 1 March 2007 onwards are provisional and subject to review.
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