Written question asked by Rory Stewart (Conservative) on Monday, 27 October 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 October 2014. A holding answer was provided on Monday, 3 November 2014. A substantive answer was provided by Michael Fallon (Conservative) on Wednesday, 5 November 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Armed Forces: Languages
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in the armed forces are in receipt of a Level (a) 3 and (b) 4 language allowance in Dari.
- Answer
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The information requested is provided below:
Level 3 (Professional) Level
Level 4 (Expert) Level
Total Armed Forces Personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance
30
1
Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Arabic
6
Nil
Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Pashto
21
1
Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance – Dari
1
Nil
The information provided relates to the Defence Operational Allowance Language Award Scheme (DOLAS) and the Active Use Awards (AUA) under that scheme. Languages classified as Operational are Arabic, Pashto, Farsi, Dari and Somali. All other languages are not currently classified as Operational and therefore do not attract a language allowance payment within this scheme.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 211974
- Session
- 2014-15
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Armed forces Allowances Languages
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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