Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 20 July 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Nepalese citizens were recruited by his Department in each year since 2010.
Information on the numbers of Nepali nationals recruited into the Brigade of Gurkhas and UK Regular Forces, by Financial Year (FY), is provided in the following table:
FY2010-11 | FY2011-12 | FY2012-13 | FY2013-14 | FY2014-15 | FY2015-16 | FY2016-17 |
180 | 180 | 130 | 130 | 240 | 250 | 320 |
Note: The vast majority of Nepali national intake is to the Brigade of Gurkhas, with only a small number joining the UK Regulars. Numbers are rounded and do not include Locally Employed Civilians.
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