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Armed Forces: North West

Answer

This information is not held in the format requested, however the following table provides details of those recruited through the Armed Forces Careers Offices (AFCO) in Lancashire, to give an indication of armed forces recruitment in this area.This information will not provide a comprehensive picture of the recruitment of individuals who live in Lancashire as it does not include those Lancashire residents who may have chosen to join through AFCOs elsewhere or through some other means, such as the internet. In addition, RN/RM and Army officer figures are not provided as these officers tend to be recruited through a wider variety of means and any information provided would not be meaningful in this context.Data for the RN and the RAF for financial years before 2003-04 are not available as new IT systems have since been introduced.

Financial year	Preston (Tri-Service AFCO)	Blackburn (Army AFCO)	Blackpool (Army AFCO)	Burnley (Army AFCO)
1997-98
Army	158	109	136	131
1998-99
Army	145	96	159	135
1999-2000
Army	152	101	139	154
2000-01
Army	117	93	126	94
2001-02
Army	100	95	99	88
2002-03
Army	128	114	114	107
2003-04
RN/RM	89	—	—	—
Army	114	85	94	103
RAF	112	—	—	—
2004-05
RN/RM	66	—	—	—
Army	83	72	86	88
RAF	70	—	—	—
2005-06
RN/RM	76	—	—	—
Army	132	122	103	108
RAF	36	—	—	—
2006-07
RN/RM	86	—	—	—
Army	119	115	107	108
RAF	59	—	—	—
2007-08
RN/RM	77	—	—	—
Army	140	71	69	103
RAF	82	—	—	—
2008-09
RN/RM	107	—	—	—
Army	130	70	95	96
RAF	170	—	—	—

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

499 c224-5W; 299097

Session

2008-09

Subjects

Armed forces Recruitment North West

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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