Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 July 2004. It was answered by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Thursday, 15 July 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of each regiment of the British Army on the latest date for which figures are available had been recruited from (a) Fiji, (b) other Commonwealth countries and (c) foreign countries. - Inc table. (Holding answer 12 July 2004).

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage date for which figures are available had been recruited from (a) Fiji, (b) other (c) foreign countries. [183209] Mr. Caplin :[holding answer 12 July 2004]: Figures for individual regiments are each Arm/Service of the British Army on the 1 June 2004 which had been recruited Commonwealth countries is as follows: Percentage ________________________________________________________________________________________ ARM/service (a) FIJI H CAV RAC 1.2 RA 2.0 RE 0.7 R Signals 0.5 Footguards 1.0 Scots Division 4.5 Queens Division 3.5 Kings Division 3.8 POW Division 3.1 Light Division 1.9 R Irish (GS) 5.5 Para 0.8 AAC 1.2 RLC 3.2 RAMC 1.4 REME 0.6 AG Corps (Pro) 0.1 AG Corps (SPS) 2.5 RADC 3.1 QARANC 0.0 CA Mus 0.0 ________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Recruits from St. Vincent since April 2002 and St. Lucia since April 1999 No individuals have been recruited from (c) foreign countries. of each regiment of the British Army on the latest Commonwealth countries and not available, however, the percentage for from (a) Fiji and (b) other _________. (b) Commonwealth1 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.0 1.3 0.4 0.7 0.3 _________.

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