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57817

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	date	04/06/2014
	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 soldiers who enlisted in the Army aged (a) under 18 and (b) 18 years and above dropped out before completing phase two training in the last 10 financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	198851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>‘Enlistment' has been interpreted as those who joined the untrained strength, for example those that begin Phase 1 training. Totals for the period between 1 April 2004 and 31 March 2014 are shown below:<br><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td>Age on Entry</td><td>Untrained Strength</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Intake Outflow</td></tr><tr><td>Under 18</td><td>35,190 12,300</td></tr><tr><td>18 and over</td><td>64,950 17,250</td></tr><tr><td>Unknown</td><td>430 430</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>100,570 29,980</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Source: Defence Statistics (Army). <br><br>Personnel may leave the Army for a number of reasons, including medical and fitness factors, disciplinary reasons, or voluntary withdrawal. Those who join-up 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. <br><br>The figures in the table exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves.<br><br>Where an individual's entry date is blank on the records, the age on entry has not been able to be calculated and is shown as ‘unknown'. <br><br>Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in ‘5' have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not be the sum of their parts.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 12/06/2014 16:57:35 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

57810

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is giving to the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict for the campaign to eradicate the recruitment of children by government armed forces by 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	198849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence provides no formal support to the UN Special Representative, but is taking steps to ensure that our recruitment activities are in accordance with Article 38 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as stated in the answer given on 13 May 2013, (Official Report, column 98W) to the hon Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Cathy Jamieson).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/06/2014 16:49:26 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

57818

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Length of Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 3 April 2014, Official Report, column 809W, on Army: length of service, on how many soldiers in each regiment or corps the figures are based.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	198889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The average strength by Regiment or Corps is shown in the following table.</p><p></p><p>Regiment/Corps Regiment/Corps Average Strength</p><p>Household Cavalry &amp; Royal Armoured Corps 1,860</p><p>Royal Artillery 2,210</p><p>Royal Engineers 2,830</p><p>Royal Signals 1,830</p><p>Infantry 8,700</p><p>Army Air Corps 370</p><p>Royal Logistic Corps 4,560</p><p>Royal Army Medical Corps 560</p><p>Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 2,670</p><p>Adjutant General's Corps (Provost) 400</p><p>Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support) 870</p><p>Royal Army Veterinary Corps 80</p><p>Small Arms School Corps 20</p><p>Royal Army Dental Corps 60</p><p>Intelligence Corps 240</p><p>Royal Army Physical Training Corps 110</p><p>Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps 140</p><p>Corps of Army Music 180</p><p>Senior Soldier Continuity Posts (Long Service) 140</p><p> </p><p>Source: Defence Statistics (Army)</p><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p> </p><p>The figures are based on the outflow of Army personnel between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Underlying outflow figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/06/2014 17:01:10 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham