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Written question asked by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 March 2024. It was answered by James Heappey (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 March 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Joint Exercises

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of service personnel from the (a) British Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force will participate in joint exercises in (i) 2024, (ii) 2025 and (iii) 2026.

Answer

It is estimated that 13,750 (18%) of the Army, 3936 (13.6%) of the Royal Navy and 4,025 (11.4%) of the RAF will participate in joint exercises in 2024*. It is not possible to provide the same for 2025 and 2026 as it is too early in the planning process.

*Please note that some individuals may participate in more than one exercise and may therefore be counted more than once. This will impact the accuracy of the proportion figure.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
18059
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Armed forces Joint exercises
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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