Defence written question – answered at on 19 March 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of non-UK personnel in the armed forces are (a) single and (b) accompanied by dependents.
The following table shows the number and percentage of full-time non-UK Personnel serving in the UK armed forces(1) who are single, by Service. Details of the number of dependents are not available prior to the introduction of JPA. Following the introduction of JPA data are held on the number of dependents but these have not yet been validated. To validate these data at this time would incur disproportionate costs.
Numbers/percentage | |||
Total non-UK nationals | Non-UK nationals( 4) with single status | Percentage | |
Naval Service(2) at 1 October 2006 | 644 | 403 | 63 |
Army(2) at 1 March 2007 | 6,980 | 3,880 | 56 |
RAF(3) | (5)— | (5)— | (5)— |
(1) UK armed forces comprise UK Regular Forces, Gurkhas and FTRS personnel. It does not include the Home Service Battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment or mobilised reservists. (2) Information is not held centrally for the Naval Service after 1 October 2006, and for Army after 1 March 2007, following the phased implementation of the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system. Strengths figures are shown as at the most recent available date for each individual Service. (3) Although marital status information on RAF personnel is held prior to the implementation of JPA, it is not possible to produce an analysis of this by Nationality. (4) Nationality figures are based on those with a known Nationality only. (5) unavailable . Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages are calculated from unrounded data. Source: (DASA Quad-Service) |
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