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Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what further plans he has to place warships in extended readiness or on standby in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement. [56192]
Mr. Ingram: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 2 May 2002, Official Report, columns 963–64W and to the answer I gave on 10 April 2002, Official Report, column 14W to the hon. Member for North Wiltshire (Mr. Gray).
On current plans no further warships will be placed at extended readiness during the next 12 months.
Army (Foreign Nationals)
Mr. Gerald Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many foreign nationals left the British Army in each of the last 10 years broken down by nationality; and what their average length of service was. [55446]
Mr. Ingram: The tables show officer and soldier exits. Nationality at birth is not available on flow data before 1997 so only the last six financial years have been shown. These figures represent those individuals who left the British Army. Calculations have been made using the mean length of service of those personnel at the time they left and are only produced for populations of 10 or more.
(2) See also Gurkhas
(3) The Nepalese officer shown was a member of UK Regular Forces. Gurkha officers that left have been shown separately.
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| 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurkhas | — | — | 26.00 | 25.48 | 27.08 | 25.38 |
Note:
All other nationalities: the calculation of mean length of service would not be meaningful, i.e. each outflow by nationality and year is less than 10.
(4) See also Gurkhas
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| Financial years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality (at birth) | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 |
| Australia | 5.39 | 5.40 | 5.44 | 4.81 | 5.60 | 4.50 |
| Canada | 2.90 | — | 5.77 | 5.81 | 5.81 | 6.50 |
| Fiji | — | — | — | — | 0.50 | 1.83 |
| Jamaica | — | — | — | 12.59 | — | 3.06 |
| Republic of Ireland | 5.75 | 8.62 | 9.14 | 10.14 | 6.04 | 7.63 |
| South Africa | — | 7.41 | 1.64 | 5.34 | 2.60 | 2.08 |
| St. Vincent Island | — | — | — | — | — | 0.50 |
| Zimbabwe | — | — | — | 0.86 | — | 2.50 |
| Gurkhas | — | — | 16.07 | 16.21 | 16.87 | 17.12 |
Notes:
1. Mean length of service has only been calculated for those nationalities where 10 or more soldiers left in any one year.
2. When outflow by nationality and year is less than 10 the calculation of mean length of service would not be meaningful.
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Mr. Gerald Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many foreign nationals were recruited to serve in the British Army in each of the last 10 years, broken down by country from which recruited. [55445]
Mr. Ingram: The tables show officer and soldier intakes. Nationality at birth is not available on intake data
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before 1997 so only the last five financial years have been shown. These figures represent those individuals who joined training in the British Army. The actual number 'recruited' could be slightly higher as some decide not to join. This figure is not available from the individual record of service.
| 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| America | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Australia | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| Austria | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Bangladesh | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Barbados | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Belgium | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bermuda | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Canada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 10 |
| Denmark | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Fiji | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| France | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gibraltar | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Guyana | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Hong Kong | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| India | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 |
| Iran | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Italy | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Jamaica | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jordan | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Kenya | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Korea South | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Lebanon | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Malaysia | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Malta GC | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Morocco | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Nepal(5) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| New Zealand Islands | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Nigeria | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Pakistan | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| Rhodesia | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Sierra Leone | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Singapore | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| South Africa | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Spain | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Switzerland | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| Stateless | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Total | 22 | 33 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 174 |
(5) The Nepalese officer shown is a member of UK regular forces. No Gurkha officers are shown as being recruited because they are all promoted from within the ranks.
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