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Warships

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.

Army officers and ODs losses: nationality (at birth) by date of flow

Nationality (at birth)1996–971997–981998–991999–20002000–012001–02
America1
Australia266533
Canada151424
Denmark11
Egypt11
France1
Germany22
Ghana1
Gibraltar1
Guyana1
Hong Kong1
India231
Iraq1
Jordan11
Kenya111
Malaysia1112
Malta GC224322
Morocco1
Nepal(2),(3)1
Netherlands1
New Zealand32531
New Zealand islands2
Nigeria11
Pakistan11
Portugal1
Republic of Ireland384556
Rhodesia121331
South Africa31464
Spain1
Sri Lanka1
Sweden1
Tanzania1
Trinidad and Tobago1
Zimbabwe211
Grand Total223132383127
Gurkhasn/a2123181513

(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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Mean length of service on exit for officers, by nationality at birth

1996–971997–981998–991999–20002000–012001–02
Gurkhas26.0025.4827.0825.38

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.


Army ranks losses: nationality (at birth) by date of flow

Nationality (at birth)1996–971997–981998–991999–20002000–012001–02
America313221
American overseas1
Australia182017132016
Austria1
Bahama islands1
Bangladesh112
Barbados1223
Barbuda (Leeward islands)1
Belgium1
Belize11121
Brazil2
Britain/Singapore11
Britcommw/Brit Com221
Brunei1
Canada10911161310
Colombia1
Cyprus11
Denmark211
Dominica (Windward islands)1
Dominican Republic1
Falkland Islands1
Fiji11141515
France12
Gambia1
Germany334275
Ghana12
Gibraltar11
Greece11
Grenada (Windward islands)12
Guyana2112
Honduras1
Hong Kong111312
Hungary1
India11313
Iran11
Iraq2
Italy11
Jamaica76511818
Kenya131
Kiribati1
Korea south1
Lebanon2
Malaysia11
Malta GC21132
Mauritania1
Mauritius11
Monserrat (Leeward islands)11
Morocco1
Nepal(4)
Netherlands111
New Zealand949579
New Zealand islands111132
Nigeria112
Pakistan143
Pakistan West11
Philippines1
Poland121
Portugal111
Republic of Ireland443437423541
Rhodesia34542
Salvador11
Seychelles1
Sierra Leone132
Somalia1
South Africa11121192126
Spain12
Sri Lanka1
St. Helena12241
St. Lucia Island31
St. Vincent Island1714
Sudan1
Sweden1
Switzerland1
Tanzania1
Thailand1
Trinidad and Tobago1224
Turkey1
Uganda11
West Indies—British121
Zambia112
Zimbabwe11111714
Stateless1
Grand Total120119141167193214
Gurkhasn/a17721714991209

(4) See also Gurkhas


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Mean length of service on exit for soldiers, by nationality at birth

Financial years
Nationality (at birth)1996–971997–981998–991999–20002000–012001–02
Australia5.395.405.444.815.604.50
Canada2.905.775.815.816.50
Fiji0.501.83
Jamaica12.593.06
Republic of Ireland5.758.629.1410.146.047.63
South Africa7.411.645.342.602.08
St. Vincent Island0.50
Zimbabwe0.862.50
Gurkhas16.0716.2116.8717.12

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.

Officers intake by nationality (at birth) financial year 1997–98 to 2001–02

1997–981998–991999–20002000–012001–02Total
America112
Australia4528726
Austria1113
Bangladesh11
Barbados11
Belgium11
Bermuda11
Canada412310
Denmark11
Fiji123
France11
Germany11
Gibraltar11
Guyana11
Hong Kong22
India11215
Iran11
Italy11
Jamaica11
Jordan11
Kenya1113
Korea South11
Lebanon11
Malaysia1214
Malta GC224
Morocco11
Nepal(5)11
Netherlands11
New Zealand1332312
New Zealand Islands1214
Nigeria213
Pakistan11
Republic of Ireland3333416
Rhodesia213
Sierra Leone22
Singapore11
South Africa2297727
Spain1113
Sri Lanka11
Switzerland11
Trinidad and Tobago11
Zimbabwe2581218
Stateless11
Total2233473636174

(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.


Soldier intake by nationality (at birth) financial year 1997–98 to 2001–02

1997–981998–991999–20002000–012001–02Total
America314
American overseas11
Antigua (Leeward Islands)112
Australia10171714866
Austria112
Bangladesh11349
Barbados426
Belize13228
Bermuda11
Botswana112
Brazil224
Bulgaria11
Cameroon Republic11
Canada12201591571
Congo11
Denmark112
Dominica (Windward Islands)11
Dominican Republic213
Fiji1163152634851,080
France12227
Gambia2141017
Germany7876432
Ghana1158096
Gibraltar112
Grenada (Windward Islands)26816
Guyana22217
Honduras1113
Hong Kong12216
India1223513
Iran112
Italy12115
Jamaica291549182257
Kenya1129922
Libya11
Malawi145
Malta GC11215
Mauritania112
Mauritius11338
Mexico112
Monserrat (Leeward Islands)4116
Namibia (formerly WS Africa)112
Nepal (see Gurkhas)
Netherlands224
New Zealand573318
New Zealand Islands129618
Nigeria61016
Pacific Islands112
Pakistan1438
Pakistan West11
Papua11
Philippines112228
Poland11
Portugal11
Republic of Ireland432723238124
Rhodesia369
Romania123
Seychelles112
Sierra Leone2125212
Singapore11
Somalia1113
South Africa15395369124300
Spain1113
Sri Lanka112
St. Helena1129830
St. Lucia Island1241522
St. Vincent Island1795184
Sudan11
Tanzania11
Thailand11237
Tongan Islands123
Trinidad and Tobago24151233
Turkey112
Uganda112
Vietnam South11
Western Samoa22
Yemen11
Zambia1359
Zimbabwe2152039124200
Stateless11
Total1312145287781,1662,817
Gurkhas1812302292302301,100

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