§ Lady HermonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of the armed forces recruitment budget was spent in(a) England, (h) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [142676]
§ Mr. CaplinThe total recruiting budget for each Service in each year since 1997–98 was as follows:
£ million 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 RN/RM 25.4 28.5 28.7 30.8 33.1 29.9 Army 53.9 48.1 53.0 55.2 65.5 71.8 RAF 27.4 30.6 27.4 28.2 29.7 31.0 The proportion of the recruiting budget spent by country was:
Percentage 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 RN/RM England 81 81 81 80 81 81 Wales 6 6 6 6 5 6 Scotland 11 11 11 12 12 11 Northern Ireland 2 2 2 2 2 2 RAF England 27 25 29 29 29 29 Wales 2 2 3 oJ 3 3 Scotland 4 4 5 5 5 5 Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 1 1 The remainder of the budget was taken up by National recruiting campaigns and Central costs. The Army's recruiting budget is managed centrally and cannot be broken down in the format requested.