§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of recruits accepted for direct entry to officer training come from(a) public and (b) private sector education. [12182]
§ Mr. SoamesThe percentage of recruits accepted for direct officer training in each of the three services which came from the public and private education sectors in 1994–95, the latest period for which figures are available, is shown in the table.
Service Private sector Per cent. Public sector Per cent. Royal Navy 29 71 Army 50 47 Royal Air Force 26 74 In addition, 3 per cent. of the total direct entrant officer recruits to the Army came from overseas.