To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many non-commissioned officers and privates have been dismissed from the Army; for the irregular use of military facilities, fraud or similar cases in each of the last five years; and what were the sums involved in each case.
[holding answer 29 April 1988]: The table gives details of dismissals from the Army on conviction for fraud. I regret that the remaining information that the hon. Gentleman requested is not available:
| Dismissed from the Army | ||
| Privates | NCOs | |
| 1983 | 18 | — |
| 1984 | 16 | 1 |
| 1985 | 11 | — |
| 1986 | 25 | 1 |
| 1987 | 12 | — |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many non-commissioned officers and privates dismissed from the Army for irregular use of military facilities, fraud or similar offences have received ex gratia payment on their dismissal in each of the last five years; and what were the amounts involved in each case.
[holding answer 29 April 1988]: Personnel dismissed from the armed forces do not receive ex-gratia payments. Since July 1984 they would normally be awarded the basic rate of pension and terminal grant to which they are entitled by virtue of their rank and length of service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many non-commissioned officers and privates dismissed from the Army for the irregular use of military facilities, fraud or similar offences have received an Army pension in each of the last five years; and what were the amounts of fraud involved in each case.
[holding answer 29 April 1988]: Detailed information regarding pensions received by soldiers dismissed from the Army for the irregular use of military facilities, fraud, or similar offences is not readily available. However since July 1984 soldiers dismissed for such offences have been awarded the basic rate of pension benefits which they have earned by virtue of their rank and length of service.