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      ], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1712737/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Below are the requested figures of RFA personnel from 2010, broken down into Total Number, Officer and Rating figures.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Table 1. Royal Fleet Auxiliary Total Strength by Officer and Rating, as at 1 January 2010 to 1 January 2024<\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Officers<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Ratings<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2010<\/p><\/td><td><p>2315<\/p><\/td><td><p>813<\/p><\/td><td><p>1502<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2011<\/p><\/td><td><p>2314<\/p><\/td><td><p>787<\/p><\/td><td><p>1527<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2012<\/p><\/td><td><p>1959<\/p><\/td><td><p>697<\/p><\/td><td><p>1262<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>1887<\/p><\/td><td><p>667<\/p><\/td><td><p>1220<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>1821<\/p><\/td><td><p>640<\/p><\/td><td><p>1181<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>1850<\/p><\/td><td><p>662<\/p><\/td><td><p>1188<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>1923<\/p><\/td><td><p>731<\/p><\/td><td><p>1192<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>1938<\/p><\/td><td><p>726<\/p><\/td><td><p>1212<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2018<\/p><\/td><td><p>1916<\/p><\/td><td><p>711<\/p><\/td><td><p>1205<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2019<\/p><\/td><td><p>1887<\/p><\/td><td><p>685<\/p><\/td><td><p>1202<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2020<\/p><\/td><td><p>1826<\/p><\/td><td><p>646<\/p><\/td><td><p>1180<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>1828<\/p><\/td><td><p>657<\/p><\/td><td><p>1171<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>1782<\/p><\/td><td><p>656<\/p><\/td><td><p>1126<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2023<\/p><\/td><td><p>1736<\/p><\/td><td><p>637<\/p><\/td><td><p>1099<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2024<\/p><\/td><td><p>1669<\/p><\/td><td><p>623<\/p><\/td><td><p>1046<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>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.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1624026/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>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.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The required growth in personnel numbers to crew future platforms is endorsed and funded.<\/p>"}
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