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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Monday, 15 April 2013, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 April 2013. It was answered by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Monday, 22 April 2013 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Army: Scholarships

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many individuals awarded Army scholarships have failed to progress to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst upon completion of their degree in each of the last five years.

[1512004]

Answer

This information is no longer held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Data were collated until 2007, and the information for the most recent full three years held is shown in the following table. The proportion of those in receipt of Army scholarships failing to progress to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst since 2007 is believed to remain at similar levels. The target figure for the awarding of Army scholarships is 100 per year.

Training year
Scholar withdrawals
RMAS total course intake
2003-04
12
746
2004-05
15
713
2005-06
15
731

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1512004; 561 c623W
Session
2012-13
Subjects
Army Scholarships
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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