Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Walker of Aldringham (Crossbench). It was answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 26 March 2012.
Armed Forces: Redundancies
- Question
- To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of service men and women being made redundant from the Armed Forces are expected to be between the ages of 18 and 24.
- Answer
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My Lords, as a result of the strategic defence and security review and the comprehensive spending review, it has been necessary to plan for redundancies in both the Civil Service and the Armed Forces to restore public finances and to better equip and shape the forces for the future. I can advise that some 12 per cent of those selected for redundancy in tranche one of the Armed Forces redundancy programme were aged 24 or below—that is, some 350 people. Selections for tranche two have yet to take place.
Secondary information
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- Oral question
- Reference
- 736 c1124
- Session
- 2010-12
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- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Armed forces Redundancy Young people
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