Written question asked by Naomi Long (Alliance) on Wednesday, 26 January 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 31 January 2011. It was answered by Lord Robathan (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 February 2011 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Absence Without Leave

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the armed forces were serving a sentence in the Military Corrective Training Centre, Colchester, for having gone absent without leave while under the age of 18 on the first day of each month between January 2009 and December 2010.

Answer

The information requested is presented in the following table.

Date	Number serving in Military Corrective Training Centre
2009
January	1
February	0
March	1
April	1
May	4
June	5
July	6
August	5
September	4
October	4
November	3
December	1
2010
January	0
February	2
March	2
April	0
May	1
June	1
July	0
August	0
September	0
October	3
November	5
December	5

Secondary information