Departments: Redundancy Justine Greening To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many people in his Department participated in (a) involuntary and (b) voluntary staff exit schemes in each year since 1997-98; and if he will make a statement; (2) how many people in his Department who participated in (a) involuntary and (b) voluntary staff exit schemes in each year since 1997-98 were paid between (i) £0 to £25,000, (ii) £25,001 to £50,000, (iii) £50,001 to £75,000, (iv) £75,001 to £100,000 and (v) over £100,000; and if he will make a statement. Derek Twigg The Ministry of Defence records the number of people who leave the Department early but the records do not always show whether an individual has left under an early release scheme or whether the departure was for voluntary or compulsory reasons. The following table reflects the data held for the period requested and where we know it, whether they have left voluntarily or involuntarily. “Unconfirmed” is used where we do not know whether the departure was on voluntary or involuntary terms: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Voluntary|Involuntary|Unconfirmed|Grand total| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1997-98 |600 |655 |475 |1,730 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1998-99 |120 |640 |410 |1,175 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1999-2000 |245 |720 |720 |1,685 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2000-01 |220 |430 |710 |1,365 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2001-02 |120 |430 |435 |990 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2002-03 |170 |435 |195 |800 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2003-04 |195 |640 |925 |1,755 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2004-05 |265 |330 |450 |1,045 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2005-06 |950 |320 |455 |1,725 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2006-07 |650 |330 |595 |1,575 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Note:All numbers are rounded to the nearest 5 and may not sum to the total figure precisely.Source:DASA (Civilian)| | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To provide the specific information on the sum that individuals were paid against each price band would require a Departmental-wide trawl. This could be done only at disproportionate cost.