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Mr. Goodhew
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish figures showing the number of medical officers who have retired prematurely from the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force in each of the last five years.
Mr. Reynolds
| 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | |
| R.N | 3 | — | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Army | 9 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 29 |
| R.A.F. | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| Totals | 12 | 24 | 33 | 20 | 59 |
Mr. Goodhew
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish figures showing the number of short service commission medical officers who have applied for permanent commissions in the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force in each of the last five years.
Mr. Reynolds
I regret that we do not keep records of the number of such applications; the following figures show the number of transfers that were approved from short service to permanent commissions: —
| 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | |
| Royal Navy | 9 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| Army | 24 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 17 |
| R.A.F. | 12 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 5 |
| Total | 45 | 58 | 52 | 41 | 24 |