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Written question asked by Baroness Coussins (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 1 February 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 February 2022. It was answered by Baroness Goldie (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 February 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Armed Forces: Russian Language

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many British nationals who are Russian speakers were employed in each of the last five years by the Armed Forces.

Answer

The table below shows a count of British national Service personnel recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) MI System as holding a Russian language competence during their service in each of the last five years. This information was extracted from the JPA MI System on 2 February 2022.

Type

Calendar Year

Assignment Type

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Regular

200

220

230

160

160

Reserve

100

110

100

50

60

Grand Total

300

320

320

210

220

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10, numbers ending in five have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias. Totals have been rounded independently and may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5830
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Armed forces Russian language
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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