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Reserve Forces: Labour Turnover

Volume 473: debated on Thursday 13 March 2008

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Dr. Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) inflow, (b) outflow and (c) voluntary outflow rates were for the (i) Territorial Army, (ii) Royal Naval Reserve, (iii) Royal Marines Reserve and (iv) Royal Auxiliary Air Force in the latest period for which figures are available. (193092)

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

It is not possible to provide Territorial Army rates or actual figures by outflow reason as the information is not captured in this way. The following table shows total intake and outflow for Territorial personnel during the period 1 January 2006 to 28 February 2007.

Inflow and outflow of the Territorial Army1 by calendar year

Calendar year

Inflow2

Outflow3

2006

8,560

9,920

2007 (1 January to 28 February)4

1,020

1,700

1 The data exclude Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS), Non-Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS) and Mobilised TA but includes the Officer Training Corps (OTC).

2 Inflow figures include all inflow e.g. intake from civil life and intake from other parts of the armed forces, but does not include the inflow of personnel returning from mobilisation.

3 Outflow figures exclude those personnel who became mobilised.

4 Due to ongoing data validation following the introduction of the new joint personnel administration (JPA) System, there is no TA information available since 1 March 2007. Note:

Note:

The data have been rounded to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.

It is not possible to provide Royal Naval Reserve or Royal Marine Reserve rates or actual figures by outflow reason as this information is not captured in this way. The following table shows total intake and outflow for the Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Marines Reserve.

Inflow and outflow of the Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Marine Reserve, 1 April 2007 to 29 February 2008

Inflow

Outflow

Royal Marine Reserve

300

240

Royal Naval Reserve

140

280

Note:

The data have been rounded to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.

It is not possible to provide Royal Auxiliary Air Force rates or actual figures by outflow reason as the information is not captured in this way. The following table shows total attestations and discharges in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force for the period 1 April 2006 to 30 September 2007.

Inflow and outflow of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force1 by financial yearFinancial yearInflow2Outflow2006-073202801 April 2007 to 30 September170150 1 The data include part-time volunteer reserves (PTVR) only.2 Inflow figures include all inflow, e.g. intake from civil life and transfers from other units within the armed forces.Note:The data have been rounded to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.