Written question asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 26 April 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 May 2016. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 May 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Armed Forces
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the establishment of (1) the Royal Navy, (2) the Army, and (3) the Royal Air Force, and how many vacancies there are in each service.
- Answer
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The requested information, as at 1 March 2016, is provided below:
Service
Liability (establishment)
Full-time trained strength
Deficit (vacancies)
Royal Navy/Royal Marines
30,220
29,730
480
Army
83,580
79,840
3,740
Royal Air Force
33,150
31,000
2,150
Note: All figures are rounded. Totals and sub-totals are rounded separately and may not equal the sums of their rounded parts.
Full details of liabilities and trained strengths are included in the UK Armed Forces Monthly Service Personnel Statistics, which can be found at the following address:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2016
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL7953
- Session
- 2015-16
- Subjects
- Army Air force Navy Vacancies
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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