Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) military chefs, and (2) cooks, were employed within the UK by (a) the British Army, (b) the Royal Navy, and (c) the Royal Air Force, in each of the last 10 years.
The number of personnel serving with a specialisation of Chef or Catering Services employed within the UK by (a) the British Army, (b) the Royal Navy, and (c) the Royal Air Force, in each of the last 10 years is shown below along with the total stationed in the UK. Cook is not a specified military designation on the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system and records for non-military chefs/cooks are not held on JPA.
| Navy | Army | RAF | |||
Financial year | Total Trained Regular Chefs | of which stationed in the UK4 | Total Trained Regular Chefs | of which stationed in the UK4 | Total Trained Regular Chefs | of which stationed in the UK4 |
01 April 2012 | 801 | 790 | 2,299 | 1,720 | 595 | 589 |
01 April 2013 | 724 | 715 | 1,972 | 1,548 | 503 | 496 |
01 April 2014 | 702 | 692 | 1,588 | 1,223 | 447 | 442 |
01 April 2015 | 717 | 708 | 1,282 | 1,027 | 431 | 428 |
01 April 2016 | 716 | 709 | 1,223 | 1,084 | 436 | 433 |
01 April 2017 | 751 | 745 | 1,188 | 1,082 | 436 | 433 |
01 April 2018 | 717 | 711 | 1,137 | 1,026 | 435 | 432 |
01 April 2019 | 712 | 706 | 1,063 | 963 | 422 | 418 |
01 April 2020 | 715 | 708 | 993 | 954 | 409 | 404 |
01 April 2021 | 687 | 682 | 974 | 933 | 420 | 417 |
Source: Analysis (Tri-Service) |
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