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Written question asked by Lord Soames of Fletching (Independent (affiliation)) on Monday, 2 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 September 2019 (named day). It was answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 September 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the planned Establishment of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary; and what is its current strength at all Ranks against its Establishment numbers.

Answer

The table below shows the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's workforce requirement, by rank and rate, as at 1 April 2019.

I am withholding the strength figures as their disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.

RANK

REQUIREMENT

Commodore

2

Captain

53

Chief Officer

87

First Officer

125

Second Officer

215

Third Officer

145

Chief Petty Officer

124

Petty Officer

207

Leading Hand

274

Able Bodied Seaman*

735

Total

1,967

*or equivalent

Note: These figures are from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's internal system and could differ from published figures.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
284840
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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