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Written Question
Armed Forces: Mental Health
Tuesday 12th May 2020

Asked by: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

What steps the Government is taking to improve mental health and well-being support for armed forces personnel and their families.

Answered by Johnny Mercer - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs)

Our Defence People Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy launched in 2017 and it delivers education and training at appropriate points throughout Service life. Personnel and their families can access a 24hr helpline and Service Leavers are supported via the Veterans Gateway initiative. The incidence of mental health issues in Service Personnel and Veterans is comparable to the general population, a testament to the effectiveness of the support provided.

Written Question
Ministry of Defence: Recruitment
Thursday 13th February 2020

Asked by: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2020 to Question 6149, how much his Department spent on recruitment promotion in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) England, (c) Scotland and (d) Wales in each of the last three years.

Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Recruitment advertising and promotion costs are not held on a regional basis. The total spend for the current and two previous financial years (FY) are set out below. Figures have been rounded to one decimal place.

Service

FY2017-18

FY2018-19

FY2019-20 (to 31/1/2020)

Navy

£18.2million

£19.1million

£21.3million

Army

£19.4million

£19million

£21.2million

RAF

£13.3million

£15.2million

£15.6million

Written Question
Army: Recruitment
Monday 27th January 2020

Asked by: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people from each part of the UK applied to join the British Army in each of the last five years.

Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The application figures for the last five recruiting years, broken down by Nation, can be found below.

Recruiting Year

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

2014-15

78,900

3,110

9,160

6,160

2015-16

76,580

2,790

8,940

5,510

2016-17

102,080

3,230

11,390

6,890

2017-18

86,040

2,960

9,040

5,710

2018-19

95,380

3,340

9,620

6,560

Notes/Caveats:

  • Application figures are based on single Service estimates; official statistics have not been produced by Defence Statistics.
  • The table includes applications received for both the Regular Army and Reserves.
  • If a candidate has made more than one application, each application will be counted separately.
  • Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards.
  • Applications made to join the Military Provost Guard Service have not been included.
  • These figures do not break down the total applications received to join the Army. Applications will have also been received from the Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland, Commonwealth countries and British Overseas Territories.