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Written question asked by David Laws (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 12 June 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 June 2012. It was answered by Lord Robathan (Conservative) on Monday, 18 June 2012 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Redundancy

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reasons his Department has not made it its policy to inform hon. Members of redundancies at Ministry of Defence establishments within their constituencies; and if he will make a statement.

[112230]

Answer

The selection of an individual for redundancy does not imply that the post they occupy on the notification date is no longer required. In many instances posts will be refilled as redundees leave. This is because individuals are selected using specific selection criteria; their posts are not selected.

Service personnel move between posts and locations regularly, and the location at which they will be serving on their exit date may be different from that at which they were notified. Even where units are disestablished, sites may be reused for other purposes (such as the relocation of Army units from Germany) under Defence Transformation. For these reasons, neither the geographical distribution of notices nor the units within which individuals were serving when notified for redundancy provide a valid basis for assumptions about the location of future military posts, or the impact on local economies.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
112230; 546 c648W
Session
2012-13
Subjects
Armed forces Redundancy
Link
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