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<p>The information requested is provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>
</td><td><p>Level 3 (Professional) Level</p></td><td><p>Level 4 (Expert) Level</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
Armed Forces Personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in
receipt of Language Allowance - Arabic</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Pashto</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel
currently in receipt of Language Allowance – Dari</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The information provided relates to the Defence Operational Allowance Language
Award Scheme (DOLAS) and the Active Use Awards (AUA) under that scheme. Languages
classified as Operational are Arabic, Pashto, Farsi, Dari and Somali. All other languages
are not currently classified as Operational and therefore do not attract a language
allowance payment within this scheme.</p>
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