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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. Keetch: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much separated service was recorded by the (a) RAF Separated Service Recording System in each year since 1997 and (b) Navy Separated Service Recording System in each year since 2001. [85377] Dr. Moonie: The following table shows how much Separated Service was recorded by the RAF Separated Service Recording System in each financial year since April 1997. Incidences of Separated Service for operations and training 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Personnel on Separated Service spending Average <28 days 28-89 days 90-139 140-279 280+ days Total Percentage Total days trained days days personnel of average spent on strength spending trained Separated time on strength Service Separated who were Service on Separated Service 1997-98 53,357 15,123 10,834 4,410 2,113 329 32,809 61 1,744,985 1998-99 52,107 14,097 11,959 5,701 2,489 517 34,763 67 2,085,535 1999-2000 51,358 14,321 11,691 6,431 2,706 456 35,605 69 2,185,558 2000-01 50,328 14,505 11,243 6,036 2,117 374 34,275 68 1,974,563 2001-02 49,266 13,455 11,322 6,514 2,432 87 33,810 69 1,999,168 2002-032 48,781 14,866 9,776 2,710 188 0 27,540 56 1,005,075 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 An incidence of Separated Service is recorded when an individual is absent from their parent unit on duty for three nights or more and a permanent order has not been issued. The table shows separated service for operational and training commitments excluding resettlement and expedition training. 2 Information up to 30 September 2002 only. Information from April 2000 excludes weekends where personnel are able to return home while on detached duty. The Royal Navy Separated Service Reporting System was introduced in October 2001, initially with data held only at unit level. Information was first collected centrally in July 2002 and results from this will become available once the data have been quality assured and analysed. This is expected to be in the first half of 2003.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

85377; 396 c18W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Armed forces Deployment Air force Families Navy Separation

Contains statistics

Yes

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