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 were (a) at sea and (b) in a non-United Kingdom post on (i) 25th December 1998, (ii) 31st December 1998 and (iii) 1st January 1999; and what percentage of overall strength of the Royal Navy that represented. - Includes some figures.

Answer: Mr. Keetch: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Royal Navy were (a) at sea and (b) in a non-United Kingdom post on (i) 25 December 1998, (ii) 31 December 1998 and (iii) 1 January 1999; and what percentage of overall strength of the Royal Navy that represented. [101713] Mr. Spellar: Statistics on 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 1998 to 1 January 1999, 594 Naval Service personnel were at sea. A further 948 personnel were serving in non-UK posts. The combined figure of 1,542 represented approximately 3.9 per cent. of the Naval Service Trained Strength.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 341 c28W; 101713
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Armed forces Christmas Deployment Public holidays Staff Navy Working hours
Contains statistics: Yes