Written question asked by Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 14 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 October 2025. It was answered by Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 October 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Army Foundation College: Girls
- Question
-
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 16 to 18 year olds girls have attended Army Foundation College Harrogate in each of the last five years.
- Answer
-
The annual female attendee figures are provided in the table below; all figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
Courses straddle multiple calendar years, meaning some recruits who joined in one year and remain in attendance the following year will be counted in both.
Year
Figure
2020
280
2021
250
2022
210
2023
270
2024
200
Figures include trainees who join AFC (H) and leave within the same month, who would not otherwise appear on the monthly strengths.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 82205
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Army Foundation College Girls
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
Librarians' tools
- Timestamp
- 2025-10-22 15:02:01 +0100
- URI
- http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2024-26/82205
- In Indexing
- http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2024-26/82205
- In Solr
- https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2024-26/82205