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416231

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers who enlisted in the army aged (a) under 18 and (b) 18 years and above dropped out before completing Phase Two training in each of the last five financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	8863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The number of soldiers enlisting within the last five financial years who have since left the Army on voluntary or compulsory grounds before completion of their Phase Two training is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Regular Soldier Outflow</p><p>(by year of enlistment)</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 18</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>870</p></td><td><p>560</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 and over</p></td><td><p>1,480</p></td><td><p>2,040</p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td><td><p>950</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Personnel may leave the Army for a number of reasons, including medical and fitness factors, disciplinary reasons, or voluntary withdrawal. Those who enlist under 18 years of age have a statutory right to discharge from the Armed Forces within six months if they feel they are unsuited to Service life.</p><p> </p><p>Some personnel who enlisted in the periods in question are still undertaking Phase Two training so totals for later years are not yet complete.</p><p> </p><p>The figures in the table exclude Gurkhas, Royal Gibraltar Regiment, Military Provost Guard Service, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/09/2015 16:24:51 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

512510

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the drop out rate for army recruit training was in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	33853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>The average rate of those leaving the Regular Army during recruit training in 2015 was 28%. This figure is for untrained Regular Army personnel only, and therefore excludes Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves.</p><p>For information relating to Army Reserve training rates, I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Reserves (Mr Brazier) on 8 March 2016 to Question 29128 to the hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Ms Thornberry).</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/04/2016 15:36:20 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 20160308_29128_Army_Reserves_Recruitment.docx title 29128 - QnA extract - Army Reserve Recruitment
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

573416

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the rationale was for his Department's decision to allow soldiers who have completed only Phase One training to be called up to perform frontline tasks.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
	uin	44104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The rationale behind the decision to plan to use Army Phase 1 trained Regular and Reserve personnel in response to crises within the UK was set out in the Written Ministerial Statement made by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Michael Fallon) on 29 June 2016 (HCWS49).</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/09/2016 13:55:24 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 29 June 2016 HCWS49.docx title Strategic Defence and Security Review
	tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

790907

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of participants in university Officer Training Corps complete (a) the Army Reserve Commissioning Course and (b) the Commissioning Course for Regular Officers.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	113569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>Between 1 October 2009 and 1 September 2012 a total of 9,250 officer cadets attended the University Officer Training Corps (UOTC). The number of those who went on to hold a commissioned rank in the Army is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Commissioned Rank</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Officers</p></td><td><p>1,040 (11%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve Officers</p></td><td><p>400 (4%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The date parameters were selected to allow sufficient time for the cadet to complete their university and subsequent Royal Military Academy Sandhurst commissioning course. The numbers above do not include personnel who joined the Army as a soldier.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>Figures include Regulars and Group A Reserves who held a commissioned officer rank and had previously been officer cadets at University Officer Training Corp units.</p><p>Some regular Officers (around 160) initially held a reserves commission and therefore appear in both figures..</p><p>Those who became a Regular Officer and subsequently joined the Group A Reserve have not been double counted within those who joined Group A reserves.</p><p>Professionally qualified personnel, such as doctors, who commission on entry, i.e. before they attend a commissioning course, are included in the figures.</p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/11/2017 15:53:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1134825

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the training available to Army personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	269704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>Army training meets the requirements of the Army through the provision of a skilled and capable force progressing from basic training to trade training, followed by collective and, where relevant, mission specific training. For the personnel it provides a challenging and rewarding experience.</p><p>Courses are regularly reviewed and refreshed, against current military doctrine and knowledge, to ensure currency and relevance. Where appropriate external validation, for example by Ofsted, takes place.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/07/2019 15:52:29 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

797554

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost of running (a) Phase 1 training at AFC Harrogate including trainee salaries and associated costs and (b) the Combat Infantryman's Course (Phase 1 and 2 training) at ITC Catterick including trainee salaries and associated costs was in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	116517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>It will take some time to collate and analyse the relevant information to respond. I will write once this process is complete and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 116519 116520 116522 116523 question first answered 06/12/2017 15:34:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

797556

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost was of each successfully trained recruit of (a) Phase 1 and 2 training at ITC Catterick, (b) Phase 1 training at ATC Pirbright, (c) Phase 1 training at ATR Bassingbourn and (d) Phase 1 training at AFC Harrogate including trainee salaries and associated costs in the last five years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	116519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>It will take some time to collate and analyse the relevant information to respond. I will write once this process is complete and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 116517 116520 116522 116523 question first answered 06/12/2017 15:34:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

805236

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Army recruits aged (a) under 18 years and (b) 18 years and over completed phase two training and trained trade strength in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	118908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The proportion of Army recruits aged under 18 years and 18 years or over on enlistment and who completed phase two training and joined the trade strength is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year of Intake</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Under 18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18 and over</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>The figures are for Regular Army only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from Gurkha Trained Adult Manpower to UK Trained Adult Personnel.</p><p> </p><p>The table above provides a proportion of phase 2 Trained personnel based upon an intake cohort in a financial year 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p>This year is the latest available intake cohort where nearly all personnel have either outflowed from training or completed phase 2 training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/12/2017 16:19:07 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

844098

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of time taken is between the start of phase one training and deployable capability for an infantry soldier aged (a) 18 or over and (b) 16; and what the average (i) training, (ii) salary and (iii) other costs are for that training.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	128438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The average length of time taken between the start of Basic Training, and completion of Initial Trade Training for a Regular Army Infantry Over 18 Standard Entrant is 277 days. For the Regular Army Infantry Under 18 Junior Entrant it is 489 days.</p><p>The single Service estimated average costs, for a Regular Army Infantry Over 18 Standard Entrant is as follows:</p><p>Direct Training - £6,000</p><p>Salary - £40,600 (this includes trainer and trainee salary costs)</p><p>Other costs - £6,400</p><p>The single Service estimated average costs, for a Regular Army Infantry Under 18 Junior Entrant is as follows:</p><p>Direct Training - £33,700</p><p>Salary - £62,300 (this includes trainer and trainee salary costs)</p><p>Other costs - £7,500</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/02/2018 17:59:23 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

790920

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many battle groups were trained at British Army Training Unit Kenya in each year from 2010 to 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	113665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Details of the number of battlegroup exercises at the British Army Training Unit in Kenya by year are given below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Exercises</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/11/2017 17:41:48 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins