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: Republic of Ireland
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many citizens of the Republic of Ireland are currently serving in the (a) Army and (b) Royal Navy.
- Answer
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The armed forces joint personnel administration system provides service personnel with an option to record their nationality. As of 1 October 2013 there were 460 Army personnel and 70 naval service personnel (Royal Navy, the Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service and the Royal Marines) who had recorded their nationality as Irish.
These figures have been rounded.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 187313; 575 c841W
- Session
- 2013-14
- Subjects
- Armed forces Army Navy Republic of Ireland
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2014-02-24 20:32:07 +0000
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