To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the methodology is for allocating Army Reserve applicants to Reserve units.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role Capita has in allocating an Army Reserve applicant to a Reserve unit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Army Reserve Units are awarded the highest priority for recruitment by Capita.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which body is responsible for managing communication between Capita and the Army Reserve on recruitment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether contact between Capita and the Army Reserve during a recruitment process is conducted at (a) company/squadron, (b) battalion and (c) regimental level.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her to Question 163772.

The Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command (ARITC), within Home Command, is responsible for delivering recruitment to the Regular and Reserve Army through the Recruiting Partnering Project contract with Capita. ARITC oversees the Army Recruiting Group, which includes the National Recruitment Centre (NRC) and local Army Careers Centres, and is staffed by a mixture of Capita staff and Army personnel.

When candidates initiate an application to join the Army Reserves through the NRC, they are matched with a unit based on their location and declared role preference. On some occasions a candidate will be encouraged to consider a specialist or pinch-point trade unit if they present the relevant qualifications and experience.

Recruiting Group are in daily liaison with Reserve Units at all levels to support the recruitment process.