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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-17more like thismore than 2014-11-17
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
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 Armed Forces: Scotland remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has given recent consideration to increasing the number of armed forces information centres in Scotland. more like this
tabling member constituency Central Ayrshire more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Brian H. Donohoe more like this
uin 214759 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>No Army recruitment offices have been closed in the UK or Scotland in the last 12 months. There are currently 74 recruiting offices in the UK, of which five are in Scotland. A trial is currently being conducted into the deployment of mobile careers centres at locations throughout the UK, including Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst physical recruitment offices do have a role to play, research shows that today's target audience is twice as likely to look online for career guidance and advice. Given the improved digital access and contact that we now provide, a number of Army recruiting offices were closed in 2012 and 2013. However, there remains a recruiting office within a reasonable travelling distance of over 90% of the target population.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Canterbury more like this
answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier more like this
grouped question UIN
214758 more like this
214761 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-24T16:57:07.223Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-24T16:57:07.223Z
answering member
77
label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier more like this
tabling member
586
label Biography information for Mr Brian H. Donohoe more like this