Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) full time and (b) reservist Armed Forces personnel are working on recruitment for the (i) British Army, (ii) Royal Navy, (iii) RAF and (iv) Royal Marines as of 13 May 2024.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
It has not proved possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2024 to Question 15742 of 26 February, when he plans to place the information requested in the Library.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total value is of the contracts managed by Defence Business Services.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
It has not proved possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at Marchwood Military Port.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Caroline Nokes (Conservative - Romsey and Southampton North)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's timescales are for concluding the Rotary Wing strategy refresh.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Caroline Nokes (Conservative - Romsey and Southampton North)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish the conclusions of the Rotary Wing strategy refresh.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Caroline Nokes (Conservative - Romsey and Southampton North)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the objectives for the Rotary Wing strategy refresh.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 25 July 2023 to Question 194671, what his Department's recruitment targets for the armed forces are for 2024-25.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Recruitment targets for Regular Serving personnel in 2024-25 currently are summarised below:
Royal Navy
Officers 450
Sailors 2,864
Army
Officers 677
Soldiers 9,800
Royal Air Force
Officers 462
Aviators 2,615
In my answers to Questions 7264, 8358, 12118 and 17290, I incorrectly stated that there were no recruitment targets for officers.
I have therefore provided below the historic Army recruitment targets for officers, as contained within the Recruiting Partnering Project (RPP) Demand Plan. The Plan reflects the number of personnel that Capita are directed to recruit annually. The figures include Direct Entrants and Professionally Qualified Officers.
The RPP started in 2012. Please note that data pre-dating 2014 could not be accessed in the time available.
Year | OF Reg | OF Res |
14-15 | 709 | 362 |
15-16 | 742 | 368 |
16-17 | 747 | 318 |
17-18 | 713 | 372 |
18-19 | 696 | 241 |
19-20 | 713 | 315 |
20-21 | 700 | 230 |
21-22 | 688 | 125 |
22-23 | 610 | 220 |
23-24 | 644 | 220 |
In relation to the question asking for the target for recruitment of officers into the British Army for each of the first three quarters in the 2023-24 financial year; please note that OF in-year targets are based on the intakes to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), of which there are three a year. The following reflects the target by intake, rather than quarter.
RY | Target |
RY23 1 | 152 |
RY23 2 | 227 |
RY23 3 | 152 |
Data is sourced from Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command and reflect single Service estimates.
Asked by: Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure the safety and (b) mitigate potential risks posed by the decommissioning of nuclear submarines at Rosyth Royal Dockyard for surrounding residential areas.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to take steps to end the procurement from China of clothing for (a) the SAS, (b) snipers, (c) the Red Arrows and (d) other military units.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
It has not proved possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.