Written question asked by Bridget Phillipson (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 April 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 April 2012. It was answered by Lord Robathan (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 April 2012 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Redundancy

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many redundancies have been announced as part of Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 for each (a) Army regiment, (b) naval unit and (c) Royal Air Force group.

Answer: [holding answer 23 April 2012]: The available information will be placed in the Library of the House. However, two important provisos must be noted.First, redundancies relate to individuals, not to their posts. This means that in many instances, personnel who leave a particular unit on redundancy will be replaced by re-assigning personnel from elsewhere. The locations and units in which personnel are serving when notified for redundancy do not therefore necessarily represent a reduction in the strength of those locations or units.Secondly, service personnel typically change appointment every 18 to 36 months; the units in which personnel were serving when notified will, in some instances, be different from those in which they are serving on exit.While the redundancy fields and maximum yields required in Tranche 2 have been published, the selection process is still under way and notices of redundancy will not be given until 12 June 2012. The disposition of redundancies for Tranche 2 is therefore not known at this stage.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 104371; 543 c988W
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2012-0702
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Armed forces Redundancy
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