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Written question asked by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 January 2015. A holding answer was provided on Friday, 9 January 2015. A substantive answer was provided by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Monday, 12 January 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Navy

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy officers have participated in the Royal Navy/Merchant Navy Voyage Scheme in each of the last 15 years for which figures are available.

Answer

Records for Royal Navy participation in the Merchant Navy Liaison Scheme are held only from 2004. From January 2004 until December 2014, a total of 508 Royal Navy officers have participated in this scheme.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
219371
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Officers Navy Shipping
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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