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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

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
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk