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Written question asked by Ian Lucas (Labour) on Thursday, 19 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 March 2015 (named day). It was answered by Anna Soubry (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 March 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Veterans: Training

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have received assistance from the Career Transition Partnership's (a) employment support and (b) full support programme in each region and constituent part of the UK since that partnership was established.

Answer

The information is not held in the format requested. However, the table below shows the number of ex-Service personnel judged to have used the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) services and found employment within six months of leaving service in Financial Years 2011-12 and 2012-13.

Resettlement Centre

2011-12

2012-13

Employed

Employed

Number

%

Number

%

All

1,719

85%

2,048

83%

Northern Ireland

42

91%

43

75%

Aldershot

155

81%

217

79%

Catterick

198

86%

263

85%

Cottesmore

251

83%

297

82%

Germany

97

88%

118

83%

Plymouth

162

85%

200

85%

Portsmouth

167

84%

165

80%

Rosyth

142

86%

165

89%

Tidworth

327

88%

369

83%

Uxbridge

143

81%

183

80%

London (Senior Officers)

35

78%

28

82%

Notes

1. Ex-Service personnel are classified as employed if they are in paid employment within six months of leaving the Armed Forces (full-time permanent role; part-time out of choice; contract job for at least six months).

2. Information on employment outcome is based on a 20% sample of ex-Service personnel who have used the Career Transition Partnership service.

The information on the number of Service personnel who have used the Career Transition Partnership service is not held by each region and constituent part of the UK. However, the attached tables provide the number of Service personnel who have received the Employment Support Programme and the Full Support Programme by resettlement centre from calendar year 2005 to 2014.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
228364
Session
2014-15
Attachment
MOD - Employment/Full Support Programme
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Training Veterans
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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