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	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) regular (i) soldiers, (ii) sailors and (iii) airmen and (b) reserve (A) soldiers, (B) sailors and (C) airmen by medical category there were in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	281768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>There are three Medical Deployability Standard (MDS) categories for the Armed Forces. Medically Fully Deployable (MFD) personnel are those medically fit for duty with no employment limitations. Medically Limited Deployable (MLD) personnel are medically fit for duty with minor employment limitations. MLD personnel may have a medical condition or functional limitation that prevents the meeting of all Medically Fully Deployable (MFD) requirements. Medically Not Deployable (MND) personnel are medically fit for duty with major employment limitations. MND personnel are not fit to deploy on operations but may be deployable on UK-based exercises.</p><p>For the numbers of UK Regular Armed Forces and UK Future Reserves 2020 personnel in each MDS category in each year up to 2017, I refer the hon. Member to the answer the previous Minister for Defence People and Veterans (Tobias Ellwood), gave him on 8 November 2017, to Question 110876.</p><p>The attached table provides the number and percentage of UK Regular Armed Forces in each MDS category, by Service as at 1 April 2018 and 1 April 2019. These figures include full-time trained and serving personnel against requirement. This was the deployable population.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 8 November 2017, UIN 110876.docx title Armed Forces 2 file name UK Regular Armed Forces.docx title Armed Forces question first answered 03/09/2019 13:38:14 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

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	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) regular (i) soldiers, (ii) sailors and (iii) airmen and (b) reserve (A) soldiers, (B) sailors and (C) airmen, by medical category, there were for each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	110876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>There are three Medical Deployability Standard (MDS) categories for the Armed Forces. Medically Fully Deployable (MFD) personnel are those medically fit for duty with no employment limitations. Medically Limited Deployable (MLD) personnel are medically fit for duty with minor employment limitations. MLD personnel may have a medical condition or functional limitation that prevents the meeting of all MFD requirements. Medically Not Deployable (MND) personnel are medically fit for duty with major employment limitations. MND personnel are not fit to deploy on Operations but may be deployable on UK based exercises.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the number (n) and percentage of UK Regular Armed Forces in each MDS category, by Service as at 1 April for each year since 2010. These figures include full time trained and serving personnel against requirement. This was the deployable population.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>MFD</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>MLD</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>MND</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Unknown MDS</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>n</strong></p></td><td><p>n</p></td><td><p><em>%</em></p></td><td><p>n</p></td><td><p><em>%</em></p></td><td><p>n</p></td><td><p><em>%</em></p></td><td><p>n</p></td><td><p><em>%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2010</strong></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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>177,897 </strong></p></td><td><p>143,253</p></td><td><p><em>81%</em></p></td><td><p>18,101</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>13,615</p></td><td><p><em>8%</em></p></td><td><p>2,928</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong> 35,502 </strong></p></td><td><p>28,366</p></td><td><p><em>80%</em></p></td><td><p>1,843</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>2,938</p></td><td><p><em>8%</em></p></td><td><p>2,355</p></td><td><p><em>7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong>102,261 </strong></p></td><td><p>80,546</p></td><td><p><em>79%</em></p></td><td><p>14,786</p></td><td><p><em>14%</em></p></td><td><p>6,736</p></td><td><p><em>7%</em></p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong> 40,134 </strong></p></td><td><p>34,341</p></td><td><p><em>86%</em></p></td><td><p>1,472</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>3,941</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p><em>1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2011</strong></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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>176,816 </strong></p></td><td><p>143,278</p></td><td><p><em>81%</em></p></td><td><p>18,828</p></td><td><p><em>11%</em></p></td><td><p>13,800</p></td><td><p><em>8%</em></p></td><td><p>910</p></td><td><p><em>1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong> 35,426 </strong></p></td><td><p>29,793</p></td><td><p><em>84%</em></p></td><td><p>1,995</p></td><td><p><em>6%</em></p></td><td><p>2,882</p></td><td><p><em>8%</em></p></td><td><p>756</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong>101,303 </strong></p></td><td><p>79,092</p></td><td><p><em>78%</em></p></td><td><p>15,217</p></td><td><p><em>15%</em></p></td><td><p>6,952</p></td><td><p><em>7%</em></p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong> 40,087 </strong></p></td><td><p>34,393</p></td><td><p><em>86%</em></p></td><td><p>1,616</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>3,966</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2012</strong></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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>170,010 </strong></p></td><td><p>137,866</p></td><td><p><em>81%</em></p></td><td><p>17,666</p></td><td><p><em>11%</em></p></td><td><p>14,211</p></td><td><p><em>8%</em></p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong> 33,287 </strong></p></td><td><p>28,428</p></td><td><p><em>85%</em></p></td><td><p>1,786</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>2,866</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>207</p></td><td><p><em>1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong> 98,598 </strong></p></td><td><p>76,781</p></td><td><p><em>78%</em></p></td><td><p>14,319</p></td><td><p><em>15%</em></p></td><td><p>7,480</p></td><td><p><em>8%</em></p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong> 38,125 </strong></p></td><td><p>32,657</p></td><td><p><em>86%</em></p></td><td><p>1,561</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>3,865</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2013</strong></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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>160,712 </strong></p></td><td><p>130,770</p></td><td><p><em>81%</em></p></td><td><p>15,464</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>14,352</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong> 31,423 </strong></p></td><td><p>26,799</p></td><td><p><em>85%</em></p></td><td><p>1,825</p></td><td><p><em>6%</em></p></td><td><p>2,697</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong> 93,939 </strong></p></td><td><p>73,668</p></td><td><p><em>78%</em></p></td><td><p>12,237</p></td><td><p><em>13%</em></p></td><td><p>8,021</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong> 35,350 </strong></p></td><td><p>30,303</p></td><td><p><em>86%</em></p></td><td><p>1,402</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>3,634</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2014</strong></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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>150,891 </strong></p></td><td><p>122,616</p></td><td><p><em>81%</em></p></td><td><p>13,811</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>14,396</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong> 30,509 </strong></p></td><td><p>25,866</p></td><td><p><em>85%</em></p></td><td><p>1,732</p></td><td><p><em>6%</em></p></td><td><p>2,859</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong> 87,176 </strong></p></td><td><p>68,564</p></td><td><p><em>79%</em></p></td><td><p>10,667</p></td><td><p><em>12%</em></p></td><td><p>7,938</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong> 33,206 </strong></p></td><td><p>28,186</p></td><td><p><em>85%</em></p></td><td><p>1,412</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>3,599</p></td><td><p><em>11%</em></p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2015</strong></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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>144,117 </strong></p></td><td><p>116,125</p></td><td><p><em>81%</em></p></td><td><p>13,401</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>14,547</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong> 30,058 </strong></p></td><td><p>25,338</p></td><td><p><em>84%</em></p></td><td><p>1,846</p></td><td><p><em>6%</em></p></td><td><p>2,840</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong> 82,231 </strong></p></td><td><p>63,854</p></td><td><p><em>78%</em></p></td><td><p>10,122</p></td><td><p><em>12%</em></p></td><td><p>8,246</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong> 31,828 </strong></p></td><td><p>26,933</p></td><td><p><em>85%</em></p></td><td><p>1,433</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>3,461</p></td><td><p><em>11%</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2016</strong></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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>140,432 </strong></p></td><td><p>112,024</p></td><td><p><em>80%</em></p></td><td><p>13,551</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>14,822</p></td><td><p><em>11%</em></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong> 29,702 </strong></p></td><td><p>24,850</p></td><td><p><em>84%</em></p></td><td><p>1,932</p></td><td><p><em>7%</em></p></td><td><p>2,892</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong> 79,746 </strong></p></td><td><p>61,431</p></td><td><p><em>77%</em></p></td><td><p>10,001</p></td><td><p><em>13%</em></p></td><td><p>8,308</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong> 30,984 </strong></p></td><td><p>25,743</p></td><td><p><em>83%</em></p></td><td><p>1,618</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>3,622</p></td><td><p><em>12%</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2017</strong></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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong> 138,844 </strong></p></td><td><p>111,026</p></td><td><p><em>80%</em></p></td><td><p>13,860</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>13,916</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong> 29,584 </strong></p></td><td><p>24,793</p></td><td><p><em>84%</em></p></td><td><p>2,044</p></td><td><p><em>7%</em></p></td><td><p>2,722</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong> 78,407 </strong></p></td><td><p>60,532</p></td><td><p><em>77%</em></p></td><td><p>9,971</p></td><td><p><em>13%</em></p></td><td><p>7,890</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong> 30,853 </strong></p></td><td><p>25,701</p></td><td><p><em>83%</em></p></td><td><p>1,845</p></td><td><p><em>6%</em></p></td><td><p>3,304</p></td><td><p><em>11%</em></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup>Full time trade trained and serving against requirement personnel.</p><p><sup>2</sup> As at 1 April each year.</p><p><sup>3</sup> Includes Royal Navy and Royal Marines.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the number and percentage of UK Future Reserves 2020 personnel in each MDS, by Service as at 1 April for each year since 2013. Like for like figures for all three Services are not available prior to October 2012.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>MFD</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>MLD</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>MLD</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Unknown MDS</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>n</strong></p></td><td><p>n</p></td><td><p><em>%</em></p></td><td><p>n</p></td><td><p><em>%</em></p></td><td><p>n</p></td><td><p><em>%</em></p></td><td><p>n</p></td><td><p><em>%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2013</strong></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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>29,388</strong></p></td><td><p>24,514</p></td><td><p><em>83%</em></p></td><td><p>2,322</p></td><td><p><em>8%</em></p></td><td><p>1,422</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>1,130</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime Reserves<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong>2,610</strong></p></td><td><p>2,196</p></td><td><p><em>84%</em></p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p><em>3%</em></p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td><td><p>297</p></td><td><p><em>11%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>25,238</strong></p></td><td><p>21,056</p></td><td><p><em>83%</em></p></td><td><p>2,232</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p><em>3%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>1,540</strong></p></td><td><p>1,262</p></td><td><p><em>82%</em></p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p><em>1%</em></p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p><em>11%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2014</strong></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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>28,147</strong></p></td><td><p>22,935</p></td><td><p><em>81%</em></p></td><td><p>2,554</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>1,480</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>1,178</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime Reserves<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong>2,850</strong></p></td><td><p>2,335</p></td><td><p><em>82%</em></p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p><em>12%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>23,578</strong></p></td><td><p>19,278</p></td><td><p><em>82%</em></p></td><td><p>2,409</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>1,319</p></td><td><p><em>6%</em></p></td><td><p>572</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>1,719</strong></p></td><td><p>1,322</p></td><td><p><em>77%</em></p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p><em>15%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2015</strong></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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>30,814</strong></p></td><td><p>23,898</p></td><td><p><em>78%</em></p></td><td><p>2,770</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>1,564</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>2,582</p></td><td><p><em>8%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime Reserves<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong>3,157</strong></p></td><td><p>2,457</p></td><td><p><em>78%</em></p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p><em>16%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>25,438</strong></p></td><td><p>19,884</p></td><td><p><em>78%</em></p></td><td><p>2,592</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>1,392</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>1,570</p></td><td><p><em>6%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>2,219</strong></p></td><td><p>1,557</p></td><td><p><em>70%</em></p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p><em>3%</em></p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p><em>23%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2016</strong></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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>34,755</strong></p></td><td><p>26,180</p></td><td><p><em>75%</em></p></td><td><p>3,105</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>1,676</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>3,794</p></td><td><p><em>11%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime Reserves<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong>3,541</strong></p></td><td><p>2,883</p></td><td><p><em>81%</em></p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p><em>3%</em></p></td><td><p>423</p></td><td><p><em>12%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>28,672</strong></p></td><td><p>21,398</p></td><td><p><em>75%</em></p></td><td><p>2,888</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>1,480</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>2,906</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>2,542</strong></p></td><td><p>1,899</p></td><td><p><em>75%</em></p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p><em>3%</em></p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>465</p></td><td><p><em>18%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2017</strong></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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>36,222</strong></p></td><td><p>27,484</p></td><td><p><em>76%</em></p></td><td><p>3,354</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>1,808</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>3,576</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime Reserves<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong>3,555</strong></p></td><td><p>2,925</p></td><td><p><em>82%</em></p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p><em>3%</em></p></td><td><p>363</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>29,941</strong></p></td><td><p>22,423</p></td><td><p><em>75%</em></p></td><td><p>3,092</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>1,581</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>2,845</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>2,726</strong></p></td><td><p>2,136</p></td><td><p><em>78%</em></p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>368</p></td><td><p><em>13%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> Includes trained and untrained Reservist personnel.</p><p><sup>2</sup> As at 1 April each year.</p><p><sup>3</sup> Maritime Reserves comprises the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Marine Reserve.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/11/2017 16:05:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

934467

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK remains a tier one military power.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	160132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>This Government is absolutely committed to maintaining the UK's status as a 'tier 1' military power. The plans and policies set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review confirmed our commitment to maintain our world leading military status, and the Modernising Defence Programme aims to strengthen Defence and our Armed Forces further.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 10/07/2018 15:14:28 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1688594

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to (a) upgrade military equipment and (b) increase recruitment.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
	uin	13833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Defence Command Paper 21 made several significant announcements around new and upgrading military equipment and we are recapitalising across a range of equipment. Recently announced investments include Jackal 3, Protector Remotely Piloted Air System, Space Control capabilities and Type 31 Frigates. These choices ensure investment in modern warfighting capabilities that will endure and provide relevance well into the next decade.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For the second part of the hon. Member's question, with regards to recruitment, please refer to the answer provided by the right hon. Dr Andrew Murrison on 19 January 2024 to Question 9841.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 04/03/2024 15:51:45 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name UIN 9841.docx title Armed Forces: Recruitment
	tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1379691

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of the (1) British Army, (2) Royal Air Force, and (3) Royal Navy there are; and what were the figures for each service for each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links
	uin	HL4126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>The requested information can be found in the tables below:<br> <br> <strong>Table 1 - UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas Strength by Service as at 1 July for the years 2017 to 2021</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines UK Regular Forces</strong></p></td><td><p>32,460</p></td><td><p>32,380</p></td><td><p>32,470</p></td><td><p>33,050</p></td><td><p>34,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas</strong></p></td><td><p>85,570</p></td><td><p>83,020</p></td><td><p>81,890</p></td><td><p>82,630</p></td><td><p>85,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Regulars</em></p></td><td><p>82,610</p></td><td><p>79,900</p></td><td><p>78,480</p></td><td><p>78,880</p></td><td><p>81,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Gurkhas</em></p></td><td><p>2,960</p></td><td><p>3,120</p></td><td><p>3,410</p></td><td><p>3,750</p></td><td><p>3,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force UK Regular Forces</strong></p></td><td><p>33,010</p></td><td><p>32,850</p></td><td><p>32,830</p></td><td><p>32,820</p></td><td><p>33,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas Total</strong></p></td><td><p>151,040</p></td><td><p>148,250</p></td><td><p>147,190</p></td><td><p>148,500</p></td><td><p>153,220</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <strong>Notes to table 1:<br> </strong>1. UK Regulars comprise Full time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel, Gurkhas (which have been included separately in the table), mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), High Readiness Reserve (HRR) and Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) personnel. Regular figures include those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP</p><p>2. Unless otherwise stated, includes trained and untrained personnel</p><p>3. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards. Additionally, totals and sub-totals are rounded separately and so may not equal the sums of their rounded parts</p><p>4. UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas strength figures are also available in Table 3b of the quarterly Service Personnel Statistics publication, produced by Analysis (Tri-Service): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2021</a></p><p>5. These figures cover all forces including those based overseas.</p><p><br><strong>Table 2 - Intake to UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas by Service for 12 months ending 30 June for the years 2017 to 2021</strong><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines UK Regular Forces</strong></p></td><td><p>2,880</p></td><td><p>3,070</p></td><td><p>3,240</p></td><td><p>3,720</p></td><td><p>4,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas</strong></p></td><td><p>8,240</p></td><td><p>6,970</p></td><td><p>8,200</p></td><td><p>9,560</p></td><td><p>11,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Regulars</em></p></td><td><p>7,970</p></td><td><p>6,700</p></td><td><p>7,800</p></td><td><p>9,130</p></td><td><p>10,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Gurkhas</em></p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force UK Regular Forces</strong></p></td><td><p>1,950</p></td><td><p>2,150</p></td><td><p>2,480</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p>2,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas Total</strong></p></td><td><p>13,070</p></td><td><p>12,190</p></td><td><p>13,920</p></td><td><p>15,690</p></td><td><p>17,690</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <strong>Notes to table 2:<br> </strong>1. UK Regulars comprise Full time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel, Gurkhas (which have been included separately in the table), mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), High Readiness Reserve (HRR) and Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) personnel. Regular figures include those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP</p><p>2. Unless otherwise stated, includes trained and untrained personnel</p><p>3. Figures show Intake to UK Regular Forces, both trained and untrained. Intake comprises new entrants, re-entrants, direct trained entrants (including professionally qualified Officers), intake to the Army from the Gurkhas and intake from the reserves</p><p>4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards. Additionally, totals and sub-totals are rounded separately and so may not equal the sums of their rounded parts</p><p>5. UK Regular Forces Intake figures (not including Gurkhas) are also available in Table 5a of the quarterly Service Personnel Statistics publication, produced by Analysis (Tri-Service): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2021</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><br> <br> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL4130 question first answered 30/11/2021 15:06:39 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	4927 label Biography information for Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links

384488

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken to increase the availability and use of gender advisers and cultural advisers within deployable United Kingdom armed forces; and whether they will list those instances where such advisers have been deployed.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently examining the number, training and requirement of military gender advisors.</p><p>Over the past 12 months, the MOD has deployed gender advisors to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq (in order to train the Kurdish Security Forces (KSF); approximately 700 KSF have been trained so far). The MOD will also be deploying one gender advisor to the United Nations Headquarters to support the United Nations' military advisor to the Secretary-General on gender issues.</p><p>The MOD's cultural advisors have undertaken over 60 deployments over the past 12 months, to locations such as Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Nigeria, Ghana, Angola, Mozambique and Bosnia.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 01/07/2015 15:52:19 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1717425

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total number of personnel in the armed forces in the UK, including reserve forces.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL4590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2024, there were 138,100 UK Forces personnel, of which 132,360 are based in-country.</p><p> </p><p>As at 1 January 2024 there were 32,650 Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) of which an estimated 32,310 are based in-country.</p><p> </p><p>The stationed location data for Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) Reserves has not been fully verified, therefore the figure provided is considered to be an estimate. Future Reserves 2020 includes volunteer reserves who are mobilised, HRR and volunteer reserve personnel serving on Additional Duties Commitment (ADC) or FTRS contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 to prevent inadvertent disclosure. However, numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias. Totals and its constituent numbers have been rounded separately, and so totals may not equal the sums of their rounded parts.</p><p> </p><p>Further Stationed Location Stats for UK Regulars can be found in the Annual Location Statistics (ALS) publication:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/location-of-all-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-annual-statistics-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/location-of-all-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-annual-statistics-index</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 24/05/2024 10:25:50 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

715014

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of enlisted soldiers stated on their application form that one or both parents are or were in the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	69833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>This information is not routinely recorded, or held, as part of the recruiting process.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/04/2017 15:54:18 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

693717

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether regular units from the Army and Royal Marines are subject to parliamentary scrutiny and the War Powers Convention when those units are attached to the Special Forces Support Group.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	65279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>When under the operational command of the Director of Special Forces, units of the Armed Forces attached to the Special Forces Support Group are subject to the same disclosure policy as other elements of the Special Forces.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 01/03/2017 16:01:52 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

693722

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to written statement HCWS431, of 17 December 2015, on UK embedded forces, when he plans to publish details of UK service personnel embedded on the armed forces of other nations.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	65361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>In my written statement of 17 December 2015 (HCWS431) on UK embedded forces, I committed to release information on Service personnel embedded in other nations' armed forces on an annual basis, through the Ministry of Defence's Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>An update to the table in my statement is available on page 28 of the linked report: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-defence-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016. The 2016/17 Annual Report, which will include further updates, will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 28/02/2017 16:06:38 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas