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Written question asked by Dan Jarvis (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 January 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 11 January 2019 (named day). It was answered by Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) on Friday, 11 January 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Army: Officers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of Army (a) two star, (b) three star and (c) four star ranks who were privately educated.

Answer

Within the Army there are currently 62 Regular and Reserve Officers serving at two star, three star and four star ranks. Of these, where record of school attended is held centrally*, we can confirm that 30 were privately educated. A breakdown by rank is provided below:

Rank

Attended a Private School (rounded to the nearest 5

Major General (2 Star)

15

Lieutenant General (3 Star)

10

General (4 Star)

~

* Records are held centrally for 50 of the 62 Generals.

  • These figures are single Service estimates and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.
  • For presentational and data protection purposes the figures have been rounded.
  • “~” fewer than five.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
206361
Session
2017-19
Registered interest declared
Yes
Subjects
Army Private education Officers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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