Speeches

Madeleine Moon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2014-06-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits of each sex completed training at AFC Harrogate in each year since 2006; how many recruits of each sex commenced Phase 2 training (a) elsewhere and (b) at ITC Catterick; and if he will make a statement.

Anna Soubry

No female recruits undergo infantry training. The information requested is shown in the table.

Year

AFC Harrogate Completions (Male)

AFC Harrogate Completions (Female)

Phase 2 starts elsewhere (Male)

Phase 2 starts elsewhere (Female)

Phase 2 starts ITC Catterick (Male)

2006-07

860

50

560

50

300

2007-08

890

50

580

50

300

2008-09

860

40

540

40

320

2009-10

960

80

580

80

380

2010-11

840

60

560

60

280

2011-12

800

20

330

20

480

2012-13

1,100

80

490

80

630

2013-14

1,040

70

620

70

420

Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in ‘5′ are rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.