Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Thursday, 6 February 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 February 2014. It was answered by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 February 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Recruitment

Question

(2) what proportion of the Army is recruited from (a) Scotland, (b) England and Wales and (c) Northern Ireland.

Andrew Rosindell:

Answer

The proportion of Army officers and soldiers recruited from each country within the United Kingdom for 2013-14 is shown in the following table:

Percentage
	Regular
	Officer	Soldier
England	89.0	86.4
Scotland	6.6	6.5
Wales	2.8	4.7
Northern Ireland	0.5	1.9
Other	1.1	0.5

	Reserve
	Officer	Soldier
England	76.1	78.0
Scotland	10.1	11.1
Wales	4.3	3.7
Northern Ireland	5.1	6.3
Other	4.4	0.9

The locations shown reflect the contact addresses recorded and may not be the home address. 'Other' refers to non-UK contact addresses, or those not identifiable.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 187316; 575 c841W
Session: 2013-14
Subjects: Armed forces Army Recruitment
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk

Armed Forces: Recruitment

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