Written question asked by Peter Bone (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 July 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 October 2005. It was answered by Lord Touhig (Labour) on Monday, 10 October 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

University Air Squadrons

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of pilots entering the Royal Air Force since 1997 have passed through university air squadrons.

Answer

The information requested is shown in the table.

	Total in	University air squadrons (percentage)
1997–98	95	64
1998–99	187	60
1999–2000	187	50
2000–01	178	53
2001–02	178	49
2002–03	177	53
2003–04	167	56

Secondary information