Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of service in armed forces was for personnel who departed the services in each of the last 30 years.
The requested data prior to 2008 predates the centralised Joint Personnel Administration System, and it is therefore taking time to investigate if data can be provided to answer the hon. Member's Question. I will write to him when the investigations are complete, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.