Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel (a) were recruited and (b) left the Royal Fleet Auxiliary service in each year since 2010.

The following two tables show the RFA Inflow and Outflow numbers between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2023

Table 1: RFA Total Inflow – 01 April 2010 to 31 March 2023

1. Financial Year covers the period from 01 April to 31 March, for example Financial Year 15/16 covers Inflow during the period 01 April 2015 to 31 March 2016.

2. Figures in Financial Year 2020-21 and 2021-22 may be partly affected by COVID-19.

3. Total Inflow includes data for both Trained and Untrained personnel.

4. Data prior to 1 April 2015 has been provided however, this has come from a different data source and is unvalidated by Analysis (Navy). Caution is advised when comparing to data across the two difference sources.

Table 2. RFA Total Outflow, 01 April 2010 to 31 March 2023

Source: Analysis (Navy)

1. Total Outflow includes all outflow from the RFA, including Resignation Aged Under 60, Resignation Aged 60 or Over and Other Wastage (including Dismissal, Forced Early Retirement on Medical Grounds, Contract of Employment not offered, Offer of Employment Rejected, Death Whilst in Service and Transfer to the Civil Service).

2. Financial Year covers the period from 01 April to 31 March, for example Financial Year 2015-16 covers Outflow during the period 01 April 2015 to 31 March 2016.

3. Figures in Financial Year 2020-21 and 2021-22 may be partly affected by COVID-19.

4. Figures in Financial Year 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 may be partly affected by the Voluntary Early Redundancy (VER) scheme which was in affect during this time period.

5. Total Outflow includes data for both Trained and Untrained personnel.

6. Data prior to 1 April 2015 has been provided however, this has come from a different data source and is unvalidated by Analysis (Navy). Caution is advised when comparing to data across the two difference sources.