Muslims (Services) (Hansard, 13 March 2001)

HC Deb 13 March 2001 vol 364 c509W 509W

§ Mr. McNamara
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Muslims serve in HM forces; and what proportion of service personnel this represents. [153062]

§ Mr. Spellar
The number of Muslims serving in the armed forces is set out in the table:

Number Percentage

Naval Service¹ 15 0.04

Army² 130 0.12

RAF² 66 0.12

All Services 211 0.10

¹ Figures are taken from "live" naval personnel data system, i.e. at the day before the date of the data request (7 March 2001).

² Figures are the latest available statistics as at 1 February 2001.

	Number	Percentage
Naval Service¹	15	0.04
Army²	130	0.12
RAF²	66	0.12
All Services	211	0.10
¹ Figures are taken from "live" naval personnel data system, i.e. at the day before the date of the data request (7 March 2001).
² Figures are the latest available statistics as at 1 February 2001.