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Armed Forces: Languages

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22 March 2016

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5 April 2016 · Answer

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Defence

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5 April 2016

Defence

Summary

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure there are sufficient linguistic skills in languages such as Russian and Mandarin across the armed forces.

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  1. 22 March 2016

    Written question

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure there are sufficient linguistic skills in languages such as Russian and Mandarin across the armed forces.

    Source: Lords

  2. 5 April 2016

    Answer

    The Ministry of Defence (MOD) regularly reviews its requirements for linguists to ensure that all operational demands for linguists are met in full, and trains its personnel accordingly. For languages with little or no immediate operational requirement, t...

    Source: Written answer

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