Written question asked by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 January 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 January 2003. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 January 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of (a) Naval, (b) Army and (c) RAF offices received in each year since 1990 were graduates. - Includes table from 1995-96 to 2001-02.

Answer: Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of (a) Naval, (b) Army and (c) RAF officers received in each year since 1990 were graduates. [93657] Dr. Moonie: Details of the graduate intake to the Officer Corps in the Armed Forces in recent years are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Naval Service Army RAF Officer Graduate % Officer Graduate % Officer Graduate % Intake Intake Intake Intake Intake Intake 1995-96 222 173 78 650 492 76 421 274 65 1996-97 374 290 78 616 493 80 471 284 60 1997-98 346 276 80 718 555 77 639 346 54 1998-99 376 283 75 635 480 76 694 340 49 1999-2000 367 275 75 598 461 77 776 370 48 2000-01 398 273 69 719 593 82 675 354 52 2001-02 386 268 69 727 559 77 767 336 44 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Figures for all services are not available prior to 1995-96

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