Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of applications were (a) received and (b) voluntarily withdrawn to join the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in each year since 2010.
The information requested by the right hon. Member is as follows:
Royal Fleet Auxiliary Applications | |||
Year of Application | Applications Received | Applications Withdrawn | Proportion Withdrawn |
2011-12 | 246 | 101 | 41% |
2012-13 | 925 | 360 | 39% |
2013-14 | 1,375 | 540 | 39% |
2014-15 | 2,003 | 360 | 18% |
2015-16 | 2,549 | 282 | 11% |
2016-17 | 2,595 | 279 | 11% |
2017-18 | 2.369 | 610 | 26% |
2018-19 | 2,586 | 1,035 | 40% |
2019-20 | 2,154 | 874 | 41% |
2020-21 | 3,204 | 1,405 | 44% |
2021-22 | 2,088 | 982 | 47% |
2022-23 | 1,994 | 893 | 45% |
2023-24 | 2,502 | 814 | 33% |