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1712736

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date

22/04/2024

answering body

Ministry of Defence

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Defence

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Defence

hansard heading

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Staff

house id

legislature

25259

pref label	House of Commons

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average amount of time is that an (a) officer and (b) rating serves in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

tabling member constituency

Wentworth and Dearne

tabling member printed

John Healey

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22854

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is ministerial correction

date of answer

17/05/2024

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Making the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) an attractive and rewarding employer remains of paramount importance and promoting retention efforts to extend the length of service of our sailors enables the RFA to retain skilled personnel. The table below provides the average length of service on exit by trained RFA Personnel between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2023. <table><tbody><tr><td>Rank</td><td>Mean</td><td>Median</td></tr><tr><td>Officer</td><td>15 years 3 months</td><td>8 years 6 months</td></tr><tr><td>Rating</td><td>13 years 9 months</td><td>11 years 4 months</td></tr></tbody></table> Average Length of Service (LOS) has been calculated by the length of current service, against the difference between the sailor’s joining and exit dates. Data has been provided for all exits from the RFA, including Resignation Under Age 60, Resignation Aged 60 or Over, and Other Wastage including Dismissal, Forced Early Retirement, Medical Discharge, Contract of Employment not offered, Offer of Employment Rejected and Death Whilst in Service.

answering member constituency

South West Wiltshire

answering member printed

Dr Andrew Murrison

question first answered

17/05/2024 08:32:57

answering member

1466

label	Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

tabling member

400

label	Biography information for John Healey

1712737

registered interest

date

22/04/2024

answering body

Ministry of Defence

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Defence

answering dept sort name

Defence

hansard heading

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Staff

house id

legislature

25259

pref label	House of Commons

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) ratings were employed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in each year since 2010.

tabling member constituency

Wentworth and Dearne

tabling member printed

John Healey

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22855

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is ministerial correction

date of answer

30/04/2024

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Below are the requested figures of RFA personnel from 2010, broken down into Total Number, Officer and Rating figures. Table 1. Royal Fleet Auxiliary Total Strength by Officer and Rating, as at 1 January 2010 to 1 January 2024 <table><tbody><tr><td>Date</td><td>Total</td><td>Officers</td><td>Ratings</td></tr><tr><td>01 / 01 / 2010</td><td>2315</td><td>813</td><td>1502</td></tr><tr><td>01 / 01 / 2011</td><td>2314</td><td>787</td><td>1527</td></tr><tr><td>01 / 01 / 2012</td><td>1959</td><td>697</td><td>1262</td></tr><tr><td>01 / 01 / 2013</td><td>1887</td><td>667</td><td>1220</td></tr><tr><td>01 / 01 / 2014</td><td>1821</td><td>640</td><td>1181</td></tr><tr><td>01 / 01 / 2015</td><td>1850</td><td>662</td><td>1188</td></tr><tr><td>01 / 01 / 2016</td><td>1923</td><td>731</td><td>1192</td></tr><tr><td>01 / 01 / 2017</td><td>1938</td><td>726</td><td>1212</td></tr><tr><td>01 / 01 / 2018</td><td>1916</td><td>711</td><td>1205</td></tr><tr><td>01 / 01 / 2019</td><td>1887</td><td>685</td><td>1202</td></tr><tr><td>01 / 01 / 2020</td><td>1826</td><td>646</td><td>1180</td></tr><tr><td>01 / 01 / 2021</td><td>1828</td><td>657</td><td>1171</td></tr><tr><td>01 / 01 / 2022</td><td>1782</td><td>656</td><td>1126</td></tr><tr><td>01 / 01 / 2023</td><td>1736</td><td>637</td><td>1099</td></tr><tr><td>01 / 01 / 2024</td><td>1669</td><td>623</td><td>1046</td></tr></tbody></table> Figures pre-2015 have been included, but this legacy data was obtained through a different data source and via a different system to the one currently used by Navy Analysis. As such, caution should be exercised when comparing figures from these respective periods as they may not be directly comparable.

answering member constituency

South West Wiltshire

answering member printed

Dr Andrew Murrison

question first answered

30/04/2024 10:11:50

answering member

1466

label	Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

tabling member

400

label	Biography information for John Healey

1624026

registered interest

date

26/04/2023

answering body

Ministry of Defence

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Defence

answering dept sort name

Defence

hansard heading

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Staff

house id

legislature

25259

pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the (a) National Strategy for Maritime Security and (b) Integrated Review Refresh 2023 on the staffing levels of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

tabling member constituency

South Shields

tabling member printed

Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

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182871

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

02/05/2023

answer text

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Personnel Forecasts for the next 10 years are fully compliant with the demands of the National Strategy for Maritime Security and the Integrated Review Refresh. The required growth in personnel numbers to crew future platforms is endorsed and funded.

answering member constituency

South West Wiltshire

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Dr Andrew Murrison

question first answered

02/05/2023 15:28:38

answering member

1466

label	Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

tabling member

4277

label	Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1137468

registered interest

date

08/07/2019

answering body

Ministry of Defence

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Defence

answering dept sort name

Defence

hansard heading

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Staff

house id

legislature

25259

pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average age is of civilian (a) ratings and (b) officers employed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

tabling member constituency

Llanelli

tabling member printed

Nia Griffith

uin

274490

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

16/07/2019

answer text

As at 1 April 2019 the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) employed 1,880 personnel. There were 137 women and 1,743 men, equating to 7.3% of RFA employees being women. The average age of ratings was 43 years and the average age of officers was 39 years.

answering member constituency

Bournemouth East

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Mr Tobias Ellwood

grouped question UIN

274491

question first answered

16/07/2019 15:19:35

answering member

1487

label	Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

tabling member

1541

label	Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1137469

registered interest

date

08/07/2019

answering body

Ministry of Defence

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Defence

answering dept sort name

Defence

hansard heading

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Staff

house id

legislature

25259

pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) women and (b) men are employed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

tabling member constituency

Llanelli

tabling member printed

Nia Griffith

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274491

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is ministerial correction

date of answer

16/07/2019

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answering member constituency

Bournemouth East

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Mr Tobias Ellwood

grouped question UIN

274490

question first answered

16/07/2019 15:19:35

answering member

1487

label	Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

tabling member

1541

label	Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

722205

registered interest

date

18/04/2017

answering body

Ministry of Defence

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Defence

answering dept sort name

Defence

hansard heading

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Staff

house id

legislature

25259

pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the manpower of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary was for each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

tabling member constituency

Mid Sussex

tabling member printed

Sir Nicholas Soames

uin

71189

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

24/04/2017

answer text

The published manpower figures for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary for each of the last five years are: <table><tbody><tr><td>1 April 2013</td><td>1 April 2014</td><td>1 April 2015</td><td>1 April 2016</td><td>1 January 2017</td></tr><tr><td>1,900</td><td>1,820</td><td>1,890</td><td>1,950</td><td>1,940</td></tr></tbody></table> Notes:<ol><li>Published figures for April 2017 will not be available until 11 May 2017.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol> The above figures have been taken from the Ministry of Defence Quarterly Personnel Report for 1 January 2017. This contains further statistical information and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/591838/20170203_-_QCPR_January_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/591838/20170203_-_QCPR_January_2017.pdf</a>

answering member constituency

Milton Keynes North

answering member printed

Mark Lancaster

question first answered

24/04/2017 15:52:42

answering member

1544

label	Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

tabling member

116

label	Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching