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Written question asked by Lord Robathan (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 March 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 April 2017. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Friday, 7 April 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Parachute Regiment

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many personnel serving in the Parachute Regiment or supporting arms attached to Parachute Regiment Battalions, are not qualified as military parachutists and have not completed the required parachute training.

Answer

The table below sets out the number of Regular and Reserve personnel serving in the Parachute Regiment or supporting arms attached to the Parachute Regiment Battalions who have not completed the Army Basic Parachute Course as of 1 April 2017.

Part qualified

Not qualified

Parachute Regiment

180

230

Attached personnel

10

10

Part qualified personnel are those who have completed 90 per cent of the course and are therefore considered to be Limited Combat Ready. Unqualified personnel will have successfully completed the Pre-Parachute Selection process and await upload to parachute training.

Central information is not held to this level, therefore figures are locally produced management information. The figures provided have been rounded to the nearest 10 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6480
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Training Parachute Regiment Parachuting
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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