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1002097

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his news release of 5 November Armed Forces to step up Commonwealth recruitment, whether the lifting of the five-year residency in the UK requirement for applicants who wish to serve in the armed forces will apply also to citizens of UK Overseas Territories.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	188178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>British Overseas Territories Citizens (BOTC) have never been subject to the five year UK residency criteria which has been removed for citizens of Commonwealth member countries. BOTC have one of six types of British nationality which already makes them eligible to apply to join the British Armed Forces, and they serve as part of the British cohort. As at 1 April 2018 there were 130 BOTC serving in the Regular trained strength of the British Armed Forces.</p><p>However, for security reasons the Armed Forces continue to have UK residency criteria to ensure the appropriate security standards which all applicants are required to meet. This will vary depending on the Service and role being applied for and applications are considered on a case by case basis.</p><p>Notes:</p><p>· Nationality is as reported on the Joint Personnel Administration system</p><p>· Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/11/2018 15:50:11 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1010235

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: University of Aberdeen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy (a) officers and (b) sailors recruited in each year between 2008 and 2018 are or were (i) graduates and (ii) undergraduates of the University of Aberdeen.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	192844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Identifying higher educational establishments is not mandatory on the application form to join the Royal Navy. The numbers of Royal Navy entrants who have identified the University of Aberdeen as one of their educational establishments on their records are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular RN/RM Officer</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular RN/RM Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve RN/RM Officer</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve RN/RM Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular RN/RM Officer</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular RN/RM Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve RN/RM Officer</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve RN/RM Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>Recruiting years are the same as Financial Years.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5. Figures of 2 and below are represented by '~', 0 is represented by '-'</li><li>Figures include all personnel applying where the University of Aberdeen recorded as one of their educational establishments on their records, but does not mean they were part of the Aberdeen URNU unit.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/11/2018 17:44:02 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1010236

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications there were to join the Royal Navy in each year between 2008 and 2018; and how many of those applications in each of those years were successful.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	192845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Applications data were not published as Official Statistics prior to 2014. However, the number of applicants and entrants to the Naval Service, from 2014 onwards, is published in the quarterly Service Personnel Statistics, which can be found at:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756686/1Oct_2018-_SPS.xlsx</p><p>Table 9a shows the number of applications and tables 5a and 7b show the intake to the Regulars and Reserves.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/11/2018 17:41:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1141732

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps she is taking to increase recruitment to the armed forces from communities in West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	281796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Armed Forces recruit nationally and do not have a specific policy of increasing recruitment from particular areas. The geographic footprint of Armed Forces Career Offices across the UK is complemented by dedicated call centres and online recruiting operations, ensuring that members of rural or isolated communities have the same opportunity to join the Armed Forces as anyone else. In addition, the Services conduct outreach engagement programmes across the whole of the UK, delivering events such as career fairs, tactical campaigns and roadshows, supported by web-based information services and social media campaigns.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/09/2019 13:29:49 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1141736

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	University Officer Training Corps: Aberdeen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost was of running the University Officer Training Corps unit in Aberdeen in each year between 2008 and 2018.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	281800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Due to a change in the way the Army holds information, the annual costs for each University Officer Training Corps (UOTCs) are only held centrally for the financial year 2017-18 and 2018-19.</p><p>The information for the financial years prior to 2017 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The information held is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Running costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,849,000</p></td><td><p>£1,825,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,701,000</p></td><td><p>£1,770,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,638,000</p></td><td><p>£1,836,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,899,000</p></td><td><p>£1,864,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,879,000</p></td><td><p>£1,835,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,437,000</p></td><td><p>£1,562,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,967,000</p></td><td><p>£1,962,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,720,000</p></td><td><p>£1,652,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London UOTC</p></td><td><p>£3,147,000</p></td><td><p>£3,150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West OTR</p></td><td><p>£1,749,000</p></td><td><p>£1,681,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,716,000</p></td><td><p>£1,627,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,519,000</p></td><td><p>£1,541,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen's UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,968,000</p></td><td><p>£1,813,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,614,000</p></td><td><p>£1,242,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tayforth UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,617,000</p></td><td><p>£1,742,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales UOTC</p></td><td><p>£2,278,000</p></td><td><p>£2,364,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorks OTR</p></td><td><p>£2,385,000</p></td><td><p>£1,661,000</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>The figures have been rounded to the nearest £1,000.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 281801 281802 281803 281804 281805 281806 282412 282413 282414 282415 282416 282417 282418 282419 282420 282421 question first answered 03/09/2019 13:27:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1141737

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	University Officer Training Corps: Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost was of running the University Officer Training Corps unit in Birmingham in each year between 2008 and 2018.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	281801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Due to a change in the way the Army holds information, the annual costs for each University Officer Training Corps (UOTCs) are only held centrally for the financial year 2017-18 and 2018-19.</p><p>The information for the financial years prior to 2017 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The information held is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Running costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,849,000</p></td><td><p>£1,825,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,701,000</p></td><td><p>£1,770,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,638,000</p></td><td><p>£1,836,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,899,000</p></td><td><p>£1,864,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,879,000</p></td><td><p>£1,835,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,437,000</p></td><td><p>£1,562,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,967,000</p></td><td><p>£1,962,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,720,000</p></td><td><p>£1,652,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London UOTC</p></td><td><p>£3,147,000</p></td><td><p>£3,150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West OTR</p></td><td><p>£1,749,000</p></td><td><p>£1,681,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,716,000</p></td><td><p>£1,627,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,519,000</p></td><td><p>£1,541,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen's UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,968,000</p></td><td><p>£1,813,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,614,000</p></td><td><p>£1,242,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tayforth UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,617,000</p></td><td><p>£1,742,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales UOTC</p></td><td><p>£2,278,000</p></td><td><p>£2,364,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorks OTR</p></td><td><p>£2,385,000</p></td><td><p>£1,661,000</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>The figures have been rounded to the nearest £1,000.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 281800 281802 281803 281804 281805 281806 282412 282413 282414 282415 282416 282417 282418 282419 282420 282421 question first answered 03/09/2019 13:27:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1141738

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	University Officer Training Corps: Bristol
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost was of running the University Officer Training Corps unit in Bristol in each year between 2008 and 2018.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	281802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Due to a change in the way the Army holds information, the annual costs for each University Officer Training Corps (UOTCs) are only held centrally for the financial year 2017-18 and 2018-19.</p><p>The information for the financial years prior to 2017 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The information held is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Running costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,849,000</p></td><td><p>£1,825,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,701,000</p></td><td><p>£1,770,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,638,000</p></td><td><p>£1,836,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,899,000</p></td><td><p>£1,864,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,879,000</p></td><td><p>£1,835,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,437,000</p></td><td><p>£1,562,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,967,000</p></td><td><p>£1,962,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,720,000</p></td><td><p>£1,652,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London UOTC</p></td><td><p>£3,147,000</p></td><td><p>£3,150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West OTR</p></td><td><p>£1,749,000</p></td><td><p>£1,681,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,716,000</p></td><td><p>£1,627,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,519,000</p></td><td><p>£1,541,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen's UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,968,000</p></td><td><p>£1,813,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,614,000</p></td><td><p>£1,242,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tayforth UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,617,000</p></td><td><p>£1,742,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales UOTC</p></td><td><p>£2,278,000</p></td><td><p>£2,364,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorks OTR</p></td><td><p>£2,385,000</p></td><td><p>£1,661,000</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>The figures have been rounded to the nearest £1,000.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 281800 281801 281803 281804 281805 281806 282412 282413 282414 282415 282416 282417 282418 282419 282420 282421 question first answered 03/09/2019 13:27:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1141739

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	University Officer Training Corps: Cambridge
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost was of running the University Officer Training Corps unit in Cambridge in each year between 2008 and 2018.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	281803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Due to a change in the way the Army holds information, the annual costs for each University Officer Training Corps (UOTCs) are only held centrally for the financial year 2017-18 and 2018-19.</p><p>The information for the financial years prior to 2017 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The information held is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Running costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,849,000</p></td><td><p>£1,825,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,701,000</p></td><td><p>£1,770,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,638,000</p></td><td><p>£1,836,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,899,000</p></td><td><p>£1,864,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,879,000</p></td><td><p>£1,835,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,437,000</p></td><td><p>£1,562,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,967,000</p></td><td><p>£1,962,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,720,000</p></td><td><p>£1,652,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London UOTC</p></td><td><p>£3,147,000</p></td><td><p>£3,150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West OTR</p></td><td><p>£1,749,000</p></td><td><p>£1,681,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,716,000</p></td><td><p>£1,627,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,519,000</p></td><td><p>£1,541,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen's UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,968,000</p></td><td><p>£1,813,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,614,000</p></td><td><p>£1,242,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tayforth UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,617,000</p></td><td><p>£1,742,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales UOTC</p></td><td><p>£2,278,000</p></td><td><p>£2,364,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorks OTR</p></td><td><p>£2,385,000</p></td><td><p>£1,661,000</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>The figures have been rounded to the nearest £1,000.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 281800 281801 281802 281804 281805 281806 282412 282413 282414 282415 282416 282417 282418 282419 282420 282421 question first answered 03/09/2019 13:27:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1141740

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	University Officer Training Corps: Edinburgh
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost was of running the University Officer Training Corps unit in Edinburgh in each year between 2008 and 2018.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	281804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Due to a change in the way the Army holds information, the annual costs for each University Officer Training Corps (UOTCs) are only held centrally for the financial year 2017-18 and 2018-19.</p><p>The information for the financial years prior to 2017 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The information held is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Running costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,849,000</p></td><td><p>£1,825,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,701,000</p></td><td><p>£1,770,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,638,000</p></td><td><p>£1,836,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,899,000</p></td><td><p>£1,864,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,879,000</p></td><td><p>£1,835,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,437,000</p></td><td><p>£1,562,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,967,000</p></td><td><p>£1,962,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,720,000</p></td><td><p>£1,652,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London UOTC</p></td><td><p>£3,147,000</p></td><td><p>£3,150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West OTR</p></td><td><p>£1,749,000</p></td><td><p>£1,681,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,716,000</p></td><td><p>£1,627,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,519,000</p></td><td><p>£1,541,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen's UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,968,000</p></td><td><p>£1,813,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,614,000</p></td><td><p>£1,242,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tayforth UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,617,000</p></td><td><p>£1,742,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales UOTC</p></td><td><p>£2,278,000</p></td><td><p>£2,364,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorks OTR</p></td><td><p>£2,385,000</p></td><td><p>£1,661,000</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>The figures have been rounded to the nearest £1,000.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 281800 281801 281802 281803 281805 281806 282412 282413 282414 282415 282416 282417 282418 282419 282420 282421 question first answered 03/09/2019 13:27:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1141742

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	University Officer Training Corps: East Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost was of running the University Officer Training Corps unit in the East Midlands in each year between 2008 and 2018.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	281805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Due to a change in the way the Army holds information, the annual costs for each University Officer Training Corps (UOTCs) are only held centrally for the financial year 2017-18 and 2018-19.</p><p>The information for the financial years prior to 2017 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The information held is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Running costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,849,000</p></td><td><p>£1,825,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,701,000</p></td><td><p>£1,770,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,638,000</p></td><td><p>£1,836,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,899,000</p></td><td><p>£1,864,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,879,000</p></td><td><p>£1,835,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,437,000</p></td><td><p>£1,562,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,967,000</p></td><td><p>£1,962,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,720,000</p></td><td><p>£1,652,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London UOTC</p></td><td><p>£3,147,000</p></td><td><p>£3,150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West OTR</p></td><td><p>£1,749,000</p></td><td><p>£1,681,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,716,000</p></td><td><p>£1,627,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,519,000</p></td><td><p>£1,541,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen's UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,968,000</p></td><td><p>£1,813,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,614,000</p></td><td><p>£1,242,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tayforth UOTC</p></td><td><p>£1,617,000</p></td><td><p>£1,742,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales UOTC</p></td><td><p>£2,278,000</p></td><td><p>£2,364,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorks OTR</p></td><td><p>£2,385,000</p></td><td><p>£1,661,000</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>The figures have been rounded to the nearest £1,000.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 281800 281801 281802 281803 281804 281806 282412 282413 282414 282415 282416 282417 282418 282419 282420 282421 question first answered 03/09/2019 13:27:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie