Lord Campbell of Pittenweem – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem on 2016-04-26.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the establishment of (1) the Royal Navy, (2) the Army, and (3) the Royal Air Force, and how many vacancies there are in each service.
Earl Howe
The requested information, as at 1 March 2016, is provided below:
|
Service |
Liability (establishment) |
Full-time trained strength |
Deficit (vacancies) |
|
Royal Navy/Royal Marines |
30,220 |
29,730 |
480 |
|
Army |
83,580 |
79,840 |
3,740 |
|
Royal Air Force |
33,150 |
31,000 |
2,150 |
Note: All figures are rounded. Totals and sub-totals are rounded separately and may not equal the sums of their rounded parts.
Full details of liabilities and trained strengths are included in the UK Armed Forces Monthly Service Personnel Statistics, which can be found at the following address:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2016
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