Written question asked by Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench) on Thursday, 25 July 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 August 2019. It was answered by Baroness Goldie (Conservative) on Friday, 2 August 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Army
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) men, and (2) women, are serving full-time in the British army.
- Answer
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As at 1 April 2019, there were 75,230 male and 7,540 female personnel in the full-time trade-trained strength and their untrained counterparts. This population does not include full-time Reserves Service (Home Commitment), Military Provost Guard Service and non-regular permanent staff, of which there are an additional 4,960 male and 260 female personnel.
Full-time trade-trained strength includes Regulars, Gurkhas, and full-time Reserves Service (Full Commitment and Limited Commitment). Mobilised Reserves have not been included in the data, as these are only full-time whilst mobilised. Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL17527
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Army Gender
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2019-08-02 13:24:52 +0100
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