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date	24/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops were serving in the British Army as of 24 April (a) 2010 and (b) 2024.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	23653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the Army Full Time Trained Strength as at 1 April 2010 and Army Full Time Trade Trained Strength as at 1 January 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>01 April 2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>01 January 2024</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Strength</strong></p></td><td><p>102,260</p></td><td><p>73,190</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Figures are published quarterly therefore figures have been supplied as at 01 January 2024 as these are the latest published stats in the public domain.</li><li>Full Time Trained Strength and Full Time Trade Trained comprises Trained UK Regular Forces, Trained Gurkhas and Full Time Reserve Service Personnel (FTRS).</li><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li><li>Names and definitions have been changed between 2010 and 2024 but figures are comparable.</li></ol> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 02/05/2024 09:29:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1646764

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date	22/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant: Publicity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to promote Armed Forces Covenant among (a) businesses and (b) the general population.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	190901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>Defence has a network of Defence Relationship Management National Account Managers and Regional Employer Engagement Directors who promote the signing of the Armed Forces Covenant to the employers they work with. They also help organisations through the process of devising their bespoke pledges and arranging signing events.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has met its manifesto commitment to strengthen the Armed Forces Covenant in law by introducing a new statutory Covenant Duty, which came into force in November 2022. The new duty helps promote better outcomes for the Armed Forces community when accessing key public services. Since 2015, local delivery has been supported by the Covenant Fund, looked after by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, of more than £10 million each year, which funds projects across the UK in support of the Armed Forces. The Trust have awarded over £14 million since 1 April 2022 to more than 300 projects that support the Armed Forces community across the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/06/2023 09:09:25 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1544879

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Salerno Mutiny: Prerogative of Mercy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will grant a pardon to people sentenced for the Salerno Mutiny.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	94894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Salerno mutiny of 1943 has been previously debated in the House of Commons and examined by legal authorities and the Department. Our position has not changed.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/11/2022 14:56:35 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols