Written question asked by Paul Keetch (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 3 December 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 December 1999. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Monday, 13 December 1999 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Royal Navy he expects to be (a) at sea and (b) in a non-United Kingdom post on 25th December 1999, 31st December 1999 and 1st January 2000; what percentage of overall strength of the Royal Navy this represents; and if he will make a statement. - Includes some figures.

Answer: Mr. Keetch: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Royal Navy he expects to be (a) at sea and (b) in a non-United Kingdom post on 25 December 1999, 31 December 1999 and 1 January 2000; what percentage of overall strength of the Royal Navy this represents; and if he will make a statement. [101729] Mr. Spellar: Projections of the number of personnel serving overseas or at sea cover the Christmas period as a whole and are not available on a day-to-day basis. During the period 25 December 1999 to 1 January 2000, it is expected that some 647 Naval Service personnel will be at sea. Some 964 personnel will be serving in non-UK posts over the same period. The combined figure of 1,611 represents approximately 4.2 per cent. of the Naval Service Trained Strength.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 341 c28W; 101729
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Armed forces Christmas Deployment Public holidays Millennium Staff Navy Working hours
Contains statistics: Yes