United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 11661
Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
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13 October 2015
Last action
20 October 2015 · Answer
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Answered
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Defence
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20 October 2015
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of armed forces personnel originate from Commonwealth nations; and whether his Department plans to increase such numbers in future.
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13 October 2015
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of armed forces personnel originate from Commonwealth nations; and whether his Department plans to increase such numbers in future.
Source: Commons
20 October 2015
Answer
As at 1 October 2014, 4% of our trained UK Regular Forces had a Commonwealth nationality. The Ministry of Defence is considering its approach to foreign and Commonwealth recruitment.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2015-10-13/11661
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/421009
- uk · wq-421009 · source updated 20 October 2015