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1379686

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date	17/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Bodies: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who they have appointed to (1) arms-length bodies, and (2) other public bodies, since 1 January; and how many of these appointments were (a) women, or (b) people from a minority background.
tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
uin	HL4120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>The government publishes annual data reports on public appointments, including information on gender, ethnic background and political affiliation. The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-appointments-data-report-202021" target="_blank">latest report published on 21 October</a> provides data on those appointed during the 2020-21 financial year and appointees in post on 31 March 2021. Data on those appointed during the 2021-22 financial year and those in post on 31 March 2022 will be published next year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Latest figures show that in 2020-21, 44% of appointees were women and 10% were from an ethnic minority background. 6% stated they had taken part in political activity in the past five years across a range of political parties.</p><p> </p><p>Public appointments are announced on the HM Government Public Appointments website <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL4121 question first answered 01/12/2021 16:46:42 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

1379687

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Azerbaijan: Nagorno Karabakh
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent reports that the Azerbaijani army has moved towards the Lachin-Kelbajar region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL4122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is closely monitoring the situation on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border following the exchange of fire on 16 November. Our Embassies in Baku and Yerevan have continued to urge de-escalation and a return to negotiations facilitated by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group Co-Chairs. Through our Delegation to the OSCE, the UK has condemned recent exchanges of fire that have put civilian lives and regional stability and security at risk. The Minister for Europe and Americas has met both the Armenian and Azerbaijani Ambassadors to London in recent weeks and reinforced these messages.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 24/11/2021 11:43:19 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1379688

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Armenia: Azerbaijan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of military attacks by Azerbaijan in Sisian province.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL4123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is closely monitoring the situation on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border following the exchange of fire on 16 November. Our Embassies in Baku and Yerevan have continued to urge de-escalation and a return to negotiations facilitated by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs. Through our Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the UK has condemned recent exchanges of fire that have put civilian lives and regional stability and security at risk. The Minister for Europe and Americas has met both the Armenian and Azerbaijani Ambassadors to London in recent weeks and reinforced these messages.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 14/12/2021 14:27:42 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1379689

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Transcaucasus: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) reports of military attacks by Azerbaijan on or near the M2/E117 highway in Armenia; and (2) the humanitarian impact of these attacks for ethnic Armenians in (a) Syunik province, and (b) Nagorno-Karabakh.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL4124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is closely monitoring the situation on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border following the exchange of fire on 16 November. Our Embassies in Baku and Yerevan have continued to urge de-escalation and a return to negotiations facilitated by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs. Through our Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the UK has condemned recent exchanges of fire that have put civilian lives and regional stability and security at risk. The Minister for Europe and Americas has met both the Armenian and Azerbaijani Ambassadors to London in recent weeks and reinforced these messages.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 14/12/2021 14:28:27 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1379690

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many uniformed British Army personnel are based in the UK, broken down by home nation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links
uin	HL4125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>As at 1 July 2021, there are 111,270 British Army Regular, Gurkha and Reserve Personnel based in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1. Regulars based in the UK, by Country as at 1 July 2021</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Strength </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 78,420 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>71,380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>1,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>3,910</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>1,680</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2. Gurkhas based in the UK, by Country as at 1 July 2021</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Strength </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,300 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>3,210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Table 3. FR20 Reserves based in the UK, by Country as at 1 July 2021</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Strength </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 29,550 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>21,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>4,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>1,880</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><ol><li>Home Nation is based on Country as recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system. The figures are based on Service personnel's stationed location and not their location of residence – where personnel work isn't necessarily where they live. Personnel deployed on operations to an area away from their stationed location are shown against their most recent stationed location.</li><li>UK Regulars figures are comprised of Trained and Untrained 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 GURTAM to UKTAP.</li><li>Gurkha figures include the Trained and Untrained Gurkha population only. This excludes those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP.</li><li>Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) figures include the Trained and Untrained FR20 Reserve population only. This consists of Group A Army Reserves, some Sponsored Reserves and those personnel serving on FTRS contracts who were previously Army Reservists.</li><li>“-” denotes zero or rounded to zero.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 to limit disclosure to ensure confidentiality; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; 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 appear to be the sum of their parts.</li></ol> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 30/11/2021 14:36:58 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4927 label Biography information for Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links

1379691

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of the (1) British Army, (2) Royal Air Force, and (3) Royal Navy there are; and what were the figures for each service for each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links
uin	HL4126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>The requested information can be found in the tables below:<br> <br> <strong>Table 1 - UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas Strength by Service as at 1 July for the years 2017 to 2021</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines UK Regular Forces</strong></p></td><td><p>32,460</p></td><td><p>32,380</p></td><td><p>32,470</p></td><td><p>33,050</p></td><td><p>34,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas</strong></p></td><td><p>85,570</p></td><td><p>83,020</p></td><td><p>81,890</p></td><td><p>82,630</p></td><td><p>85,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Regulars</em></p></td><td><p>82,610</p></td><td><p>79,900</p></td><td><p>78,480</p></td><td><p>78,880</p></td><td><p>81,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Gurkhas</em></p></td><td><p>2,960</p></td><td><p>3,120</p></td><td><p>3,410</p></td><td><p>3,750</p></td><td><p>3,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force UK Regular Forces</strong></p></td><td><p>33,010</p></td><td><p>32,850</p></td><td><p>32,830</p></td><td><p>32,820</p></td><td><p>33,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas Total</strong></p></td><td><p>151,040</p></td><td><p>148,250</p></td><td><p>147,190</p></td><td><p>148,500</p></td><td><p>153,220</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <strong>Notes to table 1:<br> </strong>1. UK Regulars comprise Full time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel, Gurkhas (which have been included separately in the table), mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), High Readiness Reserve (HRR) and Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) personnel. Regular figures include those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP</p><p>2. Unless otherwise stated, includes trained and untrained personnel</p><p>3. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards. Additionally, totals and sub-totals are rounded separately and so may not equal the sums of their rounded parts</p><p>4. UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas strength figures are also available in Table 3b of the quarterly Service Personnel Statistics publication, produced by Analysis (Tri-Service): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2021</a></p><p>5. These figures cover all forces including those based overseas.</p><p><br><strong>Table 2 - Intake to UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas by Service for 12 months ending 30 June for the years 2017 to 2021</strong><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines UK Regular Forces</strong></p></td><td><p>2,880</p></td><td><p>3,070</p></td><td><p>3,240</p></td><td><p>3,720</p></td><td><p>4,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas</strong></p></td><td><p>8,240</p></td><td><p>6,970</p></td><td><p>8,200</p></td><td><p>9,560</p></td><td><p>11,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Regulars</em></p></td><td><p>7,970</p></td><td><p>6,700</p></td><td><p>7,800</p></td><td><p>9,130</p></td><td><p>10,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Gurkhas</em></p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force UK Regular Forces</strong></p></td><td><p>1,950</p></td><td><p>2,150</p></td><td><p>2,480</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p>2,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas Total</strong></p></td><td><p>13,070</p></td><td><p>12,190</p></td><td><p>13,920</p></td><td><p>15,690</p></td><td><p>17,690</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <strong>Notes to table 2:<br> </strong>1. UK Regulars comprise Full time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel, Gurkhas (which have been included separately in the table), mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), High Readiness Reserve (HRR) and Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) personnel. Regular figures include those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP</p><p>2. Unless otherwise stated, includes trained and untrained personnel</p><p>3. Figures show Intake to UK Regular Forces, both trained and untrained. Intake comprises new entrants, re-entrants, direct trained entrants (including professionally qualified Officers), intake to the Army from the Gurkhas and intake from the reserves</p><p>4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards. Additionally, totals and sub-totals are rounded separately and so may not equal the sums of their rounded parts</p><p>5. UK Regular Forces Intake figures (not including Gurkhas) are also available in Table 5a of the quarterly Service Personnel Statistics publication, produced by Analysis (Tri-Service): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2021</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><br> <br> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL4130 question first answered 30/11/2021 15:06:39 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4927 label Biography information for Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links

1379692

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Vacancies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of unfilled posts in the (1) British Army, (2) Royal Air Force, and (3) Royal Navy; and what percentage of understaffing these unfilled posts represent.
tabling member printed	Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links
uin	HL4127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>The Integrated Review and Spending Review (IR/SR) introduced greater flexibility in how Defence could employ its workforce types (Armed Forces Regular, Reserve, Defence Civilian and Contractors) which has made the continued use of a fixed workforce requirement for individual components of the Whole Force less appropriate. We are in the process of agreeing a new Indicative Planned Strength which will provide a clearer indication of the Armed Forces planned strength going forward. It will reflect the Whole Force Strategic Workforce plans that are currently being finalised and reflect the changes in organisational structure introduced following the IR/SR.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL4128 question first answered 30/11/2021 14:37:23 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4927 label Biography information for Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links

1379693

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces: Vacancies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many unfilled posts there are in (1) the Army Reserve, (2) the Naval Reserve, and (3) the RAF reserve; and what percentage of understaffing these unfilled posts represent.
tabling member printed	Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links
uin	HL4128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>The Integrated Review and Spending Review (IR/SR) introduced greater flexibility in how Defence could employ its workforce types (Armed Forces Regular, Reserve, Defence Civilian and Contractors) which has made the continued use of a fixed workforce requirement for individual components of the Whole Force less appropriate. We are in the process of agreeing a new Indicative Planned Strength which will provide a clearer indication of the Armed Forces planned strength going forward. It will reflect the Whole Force Strategic Workforce plans that are currently being finalised and reflect the changes in organisational structure introduced following the IR/SR.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL4127 question first answered 30/11/2021 14:37:23 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4927 label Biography information for Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links

1379694

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they have spent on recruitment campaigns to the uniformed military services, broken down by service arm.
tabling member printed	Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links
uin	HL4129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>The recorded expenditure on advertising by the three Services, for the most recent full financial year, is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£16,937,533</p></td><td><p>£11,819,962</p></td><td><p>£5,721,246</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 30/11/2021 15:07:31 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4927 label Biography information for Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links

1379695

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been successfully recruited to the (1) British Army, (2) Royal Air Force, and (3) Royal Navy, in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links
uin	HL4130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>The requested information can be found in the tables below:<br> <br> <strong>Table 1 - UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas Strength by Service as at 1 July for the years 2017 to 2021</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines UK Regular Forces</strong></p></td><td><p>32,460</p></td><td><p>32,380</p></td><td><p>32,470</p></td><td><p>33,050</p></td><td><p>34,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas</strong></p></td><td><p>85,570</p></td><td><p>83,020</p></td><td><p>81,890</p></td><td><p>82,630</p></td><td><p>85,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Regulars</em></p></td><td><p>82,610</p></td><td><p>79,900</p></td><td><p>78,480</p></td><td><p>78,880</p></td><td><p>81,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Gurkhas</em></p></td><td><p>2,960</p></td><td><p>3,120</p></td><td><p>3,410</p></td><td><p>3,750</p></td><td><p>3,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force UK Regular Forces</strong></p></td><td><p>33,010</p></td><td><p>32,850</p></td><td><p>32,830</p></td><td><p>32,820</p></td><td><p>33,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas Total</strong></p></td><td><p>151,040</p></td><td><p>148,250</p></td><td><p>147,190</p></td><td><p>148,500</p></td><td><p>153,220</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <strong>Notes to table 1:<br> </strong>1. UK Regulars comprise Full time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel, Gurkhas (which have been included separately in the table), mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), High Readiness Reserve (HRR) and Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) personnel. Regular figures include those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP</p><p>2. Unless otherwise stated, includes trained and untrained personnel</p><p>3. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards. Additionally, totals and sub-totals are rounded separately and so may not equal the sums of their rounded parts</p><p>4. UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas strength figures are also available in Table 3b of the quarterly Service Personnel Statistics publication, produced by Analysis (Tri-Service): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2021</a></p><p>5. These figures cover all forces including those based overseas.</p><p><br><strong>Table 2 - Intake to UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas by Service for 12 months ending 30 June for the years 2017 to 2021</strong><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines UK Regular Forces</strong></p></td><td><p>2,880</p></td><td><p>3,070</p></td><td><p>3,240</p></td><td><p>3,720</p></td><td><p>4,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas</strong></p></td><td><p>8,240</p></td><td><p>6,970</p></td><td><p>8,200</p></td><td><p>9,560</p></td><td><p>11,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Regulars</em></p></td><td><p>7,970</p></td><td><p>6,700</p></td><td><p>7,800</p></td><td><p>9,130</p></td><td><p>10,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Gurkhas</em></p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force UK Regular Forces</strong></p></td><td><p>1,950</p></td><td><p>2,150</p></td><td><p>2,480</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p>2,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas Total</strong></p></td><td><p>13,070</p></td><td><p>12,190</p></td><td><p>13,920</p></td><td><p>15,690</p></td><td><p>17,690</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <strong>Notes to table 2:<br> </strong>1. UK Regulars comprise Full time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel, Gurkhas (which have been included separately in the table), mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), High Readiness Reserve (HRR) and Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) personnel. Regular figures include those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP</p><p>2. Unless otherwise stated, includes trained and untrained personnel</p><p>3. Figures show Intake to UK Regular Forces, both trained and untrained. Intake comprises new entrants, re-entrants, direct trained entrants (including professionally qualified Officers), intake to the Army from the Gurkhas and intake from the reserves</p><p>4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards. Additionally, totals and sub-totals are rounded separately and so may not equal the sums of their rounded parts</p><p>5. UK Regular Forces Intake figures (not including Gurkhas) are also available in Table 5a of the quarterly Service Personnel Statistics publication, produced by Analysis (Tri-Service): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2021</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><br> <br> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL4126 question first answered 30/11/2021 15:06:39 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
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