Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces received an operational allowance in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
The total number of members of the Armed Forces who received an Operational Allowance in the years requested is shown below:
Financial Year | Number of Service Personnel receiving an Operational Allowance |
2014-15 | 15,592 |
2015-16 | 4,729 |
2016-17 | 5,994 |