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1145074

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	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, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on reducing the residency requirements for citizens of British Overseas Territories wishing to join the UK armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	287624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>As explained to the hon. Member in the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces (Rt Hon Mark Lancaster) on 13 November 2018, to Question 188918: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-11-06/188918/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-11-06/188918/</a>, citizens of the British Overseas Territory hold one of six types of British nationality which are eligible to apply to join the British Armed Forces, in which they serve as part of the British cohort. There is therefore no requirement to hold discussions with the Home Secretary about the residency requirement for citizens of British Overseas Territories wishing to join the UK Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>However, for security reasons the Armed Forces continue to have UK residency criteria to ensure the appropriate security standards which apply to all applicants, regardless of nationality, can be met. This will vary depending on the service and role being applied for, but applications are considered on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 09/09/2019 16:12:10 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract , 6 November 2018, UIN 188918.docx title Armed Forces:Recruitment
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1199941

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	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, what estimate he has made of the number of recruits to the armed forces with a reading age of between (a) five and seven, (b) seven and nine and (c) nine and eleven years in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	54136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>In 2019 the number of Army recruits with reading ages between five and eleven were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reading age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of recruits</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Five – seven</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seven - nine</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nine – eleven</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes: </strong></p><p>In 2019 the Royal Air Force had no recruits join with a reading age below 11.</p><p>The Royal Navy does not assess recruits’ reading ages.</p><p>All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>Candidates have been permitted to join the Army with a reading age of five to seven on the understanding that they attend organised training at a local college to bring them up to the required minimum standard (Entry Level 2) before they commence Basic Training.</p><p>No recruits have joined the Armed Forces to date in 2020 with a reading age of five to seven years.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Armed Forces use standard academic qualifications as entry criteria where relevant, and requirements vary depending on trade group. Entry is not determined by reading levels.</p><p> </p><p>Over 94% of non-commissioned recruits, no matter their age, will enrol in an Apprenticeship Programme each year.</p><p> </p><p>In line with Government Apprenticeship policy, all Service personnel undertaking an apprenticeship are required to attempt to gain a Functional Skills (FS) Level 2 award in literacy and numeracy - equivalent to at least a Grade 4 at GCSE level.</p><p> </p><p>Since September 2012, Defence has adopted FS qualifications (English) and (Mathematics) as the accredited measures of literacy and numeracy skills for all Service personnel accessing in-Service literacy and numeracy provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 54137 54138 54139 question first answered 08/06/2020 16:42:18 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1199942

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	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, what estimate he has made of the number of recruits with a reading age of five to seven years that will join the armed forces in 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	54137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>In 2019 the number of Army recruits with reading ages between five and eleven were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reading age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of recruits</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Five – seven</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seven - nine</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nine – eleven</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes: </strong></p><p>In 2019 the Royal Air Force had no recruits join with a reading age below 11.</p><p>The Royal Navy does not assess recruits’ reading ages.</p><p>All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>Candidates have been permitted to join the Army with a reading age of five to seven on the understanding that they attend organised training at a local college to bring them up to the required minimum standard (Entry Level 2) before they commence Basic Training.</p><p>No recruits have joined the Armed Forces to date in 2020 with a reading age of five to seven years.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Armed Forces use standard academic qualifications as entry criteria where relevant, and requirements vary depending on trade group. Entry is not determined by reading levels.</p><p> </p><p>Over 94% of non-commissioned recruits, no matter their age, will enrol in an Apprenticeship Programme each year.</p><p> </p><p>In line with Government Apprenticeship policy, all Service personnel undertaking an apprenticeship are required to attempt to gain a Functional Skills (FS) Level 2 award in literacy and numeracy - equivalent to at least a Grade 4 at GCSE level.</p><p> </p><p>Since September 2012, Defence has adopted FS qualifications (English) and (Mathematics) as the accredited measures of literacy and numeracy skills for all Service personnel accessing in-Service literacy and numeracy provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 54136 54138 54139 question first answered 08/06/2020 16:42:18 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1199943

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	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, what the minimum reading age requirements are for recruits to the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	54138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>In 2019 the number of Army recruits with reading ages between five and eleven were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reading age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of recruits</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Five – seven</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seven - nine</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nine – eleven</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes: </strong></p><p>In 2019 the Royal Air Force had no recruits join with a reading age below 11.</p><p>The Royal Navy does not assess recruits’ reading ages.</p><p>All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>Candidates have been permitted to join the Army with a reading age of five to seven on the understanding that they attend organised training at a local college to bring them up to the required minimum standard (Entry Level 2) before they commence Basic Training.</p><p>No recruits have joined the Armed Forces to date in 2020 with a reading age of five to seven years.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Armed Forces use standard academic qualifications as entry criteria where relevant, and requirements vary depending on trade group. Entry is not determined by reading levels.</p><p> </p><p>Over 94% of non-commissioned recruits, no matter their age, will enrol in an Apprenticeship Programme each year.</p><p> </p><p>In line with Government Apprenticeship policy, all Service personnel undertaking an apprenticeship are required to attempt to gain a Functional Skills (FS) Level 2 award in literacy and numeracy - equivalent to at least a Grade 4 at GCSE level.</p><p> </p><p>Since September 2012, Defence has adopted FS qualifications (English) and (Mathematics) as the accredited measures of literacy and numeracy skills for all Service personnel accessing in-Service literacy and numeracy provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 54136 54137 54139 question first answered 08/06/2020 16:42:18 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1199944

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	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, how the reading age of recruits to the armed forces is determined.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	54139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>In 2019 the number of Army recruits with reading ages between five and eleven were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reading age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of recruits</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Five – seven</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seven - nine</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nine – eleven</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes: </strong></p><p>In 2019 the Royal Air Force had no recruits join with a reading age below 11.</p><p>The Royal Navy does not assess recruits’ reading ages.</p><p>All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>Candidates have been permitted to join the Army with a reading age of five to seven on the understanding that they attend organised training at a local college to bring them up to the required minimum standard (Entry Level 2) before they commence Basic Training.</p><p>No recruits have joined the Armed Forces to date in 2020 with a reading age of five to seven years.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Armed Forces use standard academic qualifications as entry criteria where relevant, and requirements vary depending on trade group. Entry is not determined by reading levels.</p><p> </p><p>Over 94% of non-commissioned recruits, no matter their age, will enrol in an Apprenticeship Programme each year.</p><p> </p><p>In line with Government Apprenticeship policy, all Service personnel undertaking an apprenticeship are required to attempt to gain a Functional Skills (FS) Level 2 award in literacy and numeracy - equivalent to at least a Grade 4 at GCSE level.</p><p> </p><p>Since September 2012, Defence has adopted FS qualifications (English) and (Mathematics) as the accredited measures of literacy and numeracy skills for all Service personnel accessing in-Service literacy and numeracy provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 54136 54137 54138 question first answered 08/06/2020 16:42:18 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan