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.