Written question asked by Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench) on Monday, 20 July 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 August 2015. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Monday, 27 July 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Armed Forces: Muslims
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many service personnel in (1) the army, (2) the Royal Navy, and (3) the Royal Air Force, have declared themselves to be Muslim.
- Answer
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Declaration of religion is a voluntary decision for each individual.
The number of UK regular service personnel in the Royal Navy/Royal Marines (RN/RM), the Army and the Royal Air Force who have declared themselves to be Muslim as at 1 April 2014 can be found in the table below:
Royal Navy/Royal Marines
(RN/RM)
40
Army
510
Royal Air Force
40
Notes: 1 April 2014 is the latest published information available. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.
Secondary information
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- HL1689
- Session
- 2015-16
- Subjects
- Armed forces Muslims
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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