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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-02more like thismore than 2019-07-02
answering body
Ministry of Defence remove filter
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Army: Incentives remove filter
house id 1 more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many bonuses have been paid by the Army/Capita to recruits who agree to enlist earlier than originally intended; what the average size is of those bonus payments; what the total sum spent is on those bonuses as of 2 July 2019; and what the qualifying criteria are for those bonus payments. more like this
tabling member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Mark Francois more like this
uin 272152 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-08more like thismore than 2019-07-08
answer text <p>The Recruiting Partnering Project (RPP) has been resourced to prioritise recruiting using a range of tools, including financial incentives. Historically, these have incentivised candidates to join specific trades or to start training quickly.</p><p>The RPP has set aside some £885,000 to date, to incentivise candidates, who are able to do so, to start training quickly where there are anticipated spaces on training intakes. These bonuses were comprised of single payments of £2,500 to 354 candidates, split over two separate incentive periods.</p><p>Qualifying criteria require the candidate to commence the relevant training (e.g. Infantry at Infantry Training Centre Catterick) in target months, be over 18 years of age and to have passed their Discharge as of Right period.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bournemouth East more like this
answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-08T16:40:37.553Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-08T16:40:37.553Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
tabling member
1444
label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois more like this