Written question asked by Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party) on Wednesday, 26 May 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 June 2010. It was answered by Lord Robathan (Conservative) on Monday, 7 June 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Armed Forces: Recruitment
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much (a) the Royal Air Force, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Army spent on recruitment in each of the last five years.
- Answer
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The total recruitment spend for the Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy and the Army in each of the last five years is as follows:
£ million Financial year 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Royal Navy — — 34.80 36.39 36.86 Army 86.40 86.50 108.90 129.60 129.60 RAF 37.14 38.49 41.43 55.43 52.18 Note: Figures for Royal Navy spend can only be provided for the last three years due to difficulties in recalling data from historic records. The total spend is made up by the following: manpower (military and civilian wages), marketing, recruiting incentives, recruitment vehicles and fuel, equipment support, rent, infrastructure, utilities and depreciation (costs for recruiting offices etc.) and the IT system used during the application process.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 666; 511 c10-1W
- Session
- 2010-12
- Subjects
- Armed forces Recruitment
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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