The requested information is provided below:<\/p>
<\/p>
Number of Service Personnel and Estimate of the Number of Children and Marital Status as at 1 April 2019<\/p>
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<\/p><\/td> | Number of Service Personnel<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Estimated Number of children<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Estimated Numbers Married or in a Civil Partnership<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> UK Regular Forces1<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 144,430<\/p><\/td> 48,160<\/p><\/td> 62,680<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Future Reserves 20202<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 36,400<\/p><\/td> 10,610<\/p><\/td> 14,380<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 180,830<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 58,770<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 77,060<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Notes:<\/p> <\/p> 1. Figures exclude Gurkhas, Regular Reserve, Sponsored Reserve, Military Provost Guard Service, Locally Engaged Personnel and elements of the Full-time Reserve Service (FTRS).<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the size of the (a) regular armed forces community and (b) reserve armed forces community including the partners, spouses and children of people serving in the armed forces.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1015365", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1015365/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The requested information is provided below:<\/p> <\/p> Trained and untrained Regular personnel reporting a non-UK country of birth, as at 1 April 2018<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> Army<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Royal Navy/Royal Marines<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Royal Air Force<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 12,250<\/p><\/td> 1,400<\/p><\/td> 1,880<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Notes: requirements for entry to the UK Armed Forces are based on nationality, not country of birth.<\/p> <\/p> Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel who were born overseas currently serve in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4425", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Stevens"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/994289", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/994289/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The number of regular Armed Forces personnel as at 1 April 2018 who report a country of birth that is a non-UK EU country is 4,660. This represents 3.4% of the regular Armed Forces who have a known country of birth.<\/p> The number of regular Armed Forces personnel as at 1 April 2018 who report a country of birth that is a non-UK Commonwealth country is 8,330. This represents 6.0% of the regular Armed Forces who have a known country of birth. These figures include personnel with a country of birth of Malta and Cyprus, these personnel are also contained in the figures in part (a) of this response (Hence the figures in parts (a), (b) and (c) cannot be added to give the non-UK total). Personnel reporting The Gambia and Zimbabwe as their country of birth are included in these figures.<\/p> The number of regular Armed Forces personnel as at 1 April 2018 who report a country of birth that is a non-UK, EU or Commonwealth country is 2,890. This represents 2.1% of the regular Armed Forces.<\/p> Country of birth has a 94.9% declaration rate on the Armed Forces administration system with 7,450 personnel with an unknown country of birth. Non-UK refers to personnel who do not report a country of birth that is either the United Kingdom, any British Overseas Territory or Crown dependency.<\/p> Although the country of birth may be non UK or Commonwealth, personnel must hold a British or Commonwealth nationality to join the Armed Forces.<\/p> Figures in this response have been rounded to the nearest 10.<\/p> For the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) civil servants, the civilian administration system does not make it mandatory to record their place of birth. Around 25% of MOD civilians have declared their place of birth on the system, which is not a high enough figure to provide a meaningful analysis.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of (a) service personnel and (b) support staff were born in (a) non-UK EU states (b) commonwealth countries and (c) the rest of the world.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/945524", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/945524/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The requested information can be found in the Ministry of Defence's Annual Location Statistics. Data as at 1 April 2018 can be accessed at the following address:<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-annual-statistics-2018.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel from each service are based in each local authority of the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/884948/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The number of full-time, UK Regular Service personnel, broken down by gender and year, can be found in the table below.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> 1 October 2010<\/p><\/td> 1 October 2017<\/p><\/td> Decrease from Male<\/p><\/td> 170,620<\/p><\/td> 132,300<\/p><\/td> 38,330<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Female<\/p><\/td> 18,060<\/p><\/td> 15,230<\/p><\/td> 2,840<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review looked to restructure the Armed Forces to face future challenges and affordability, resulting in a reduction to Armed Forces strength. The Armed Forces have enough personnel to meet operational requirements.<\/p> <\/p> Single Service<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Navy<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Navy<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Air<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total Number Qualified Accountants<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total Number Under Training<\/p><\/td> ~<\/p><\/td> ~<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Do not have a professional accountancy qualification<\/p><\/td> 115<\/p><\/td> 320<\/p><\/td> 145<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> In line with Defence Statistics policy, all figures have been rounded to the nearest 5. ~ represents less than 5.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Number of staff is headcount.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many finance staff within (a) Navy, (b) Army and (c) Air Command (i) have (ii) are working towards and (iii) do not have a professional accountancy qualification.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/782265/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " There are three Medical Deployability Standard (MDS) categories for the Armed Forces. Medically Fully Deployable (MFD) personnel are those medically fit for duty with no employment limitations. Medically Limited Deployable (MLD) personnel are medically fit for duty with minor employment limitations. MLD personnel may have a medical condition or functional limitation that prevents the meeting of all MFD requirements. Medically Not Deployable (MND) personnel are medically fit for duty with major employment limitations. MND personnel are not fit to deploy on Operations but may be deployable on UK based exercises.<\/p> <\/p> The table below provides the number (n) and percentage of UK Regular Armed Forces in each MDS category, by Service as at 1 April for each year since 2010. These figures include full time trained and serving personnel against requirement. This was the deployable population.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> All<\/strong><\/p><\/td> MFD<\/strong><\/p><\/td> MLD<\/strong><\/p><\/td> MND<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Unknown MDS<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> n<\/strong><\/p><\/td> n<\/p><\/td> %<\/em><\/p><\/td> n<\/p><\/td> %<\/em><\/p><\/td> n<\/p><\/td> %<\/em><\/p><\/td> n<\/p><\/td> %<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1 April 2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> All Services<\/p><\/td> 177,897 <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 143,253<\/p><\/td> 81%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 18,101<\/p><\/td> 10%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 13,615<\/p><\/td> 8%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 2,928<\/p><\/td> 2%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Naval Service3<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 35,502 <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 28,366<\/p><\/td> 80%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 1,843<\/p><\/td> 5%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 2,938<\/p><\/td> 8%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 2,355<\/p><\/td> 7%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Army<\/p><\/td> 102,261 <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 80,546<\/p><\/td> 79%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 14,786<\/p><\/td> 14%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 6,736<\/p><\/td> 7%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 193<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> RAF<\/p><\/td> 40,134 <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 34,341<\/p><\/td> 86%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 1,472<\/p><\/td> 4%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 3,941<\/p><\/td> 10%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 380<\/p><\/td> 1%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1 April 2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> All Services<\/p><\/td> 176,816 <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 143,278<\/p><\/td> 81%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 18,828<\/p><\/td> 11%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 13,800<\/p><\/td> 8%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 910<\/p><\/td> 1%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Naval Service3<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 35,426 <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 29,793<\/p><\/td> 84%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 1,995<\/p><\/td> 6%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 2,882<\/p><\/td> 8%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 756<\/p><\/td> 2%<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Army<\/p><\/td> 101,303 <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 79,092<\/p><\/td> 78%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 15,217<\/p><\/td> 15%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 6,952<\/p><\/td> 7%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 42<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> RAF<\/p><\/td> 40,087 <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 34,393<\/p><\/td> 86%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 1,616<\/p><\/td> 4%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 3,966<\/p><\/td> 10%<\/em><\/p><\/td> 112<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1 April 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> All Services<\/p><\/td> |