§ Mr. OttawayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been spent in each year since 1989 on recruitment for(a) the Army, (b) the RAF, (c) the Royal Navy and (d) Ministry of Defence civilian posts; and what is the planned expenditure for the next five years. [88705]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonFigures for the Armed Forces are available only from 1990–91. The cost of recruitment, including the recruiting organisations, in each of the Services, since 1990–91 is as shown. Total Army recruitment costs for the year 1990–91 are not available as they cannot be identified separately.
£ million Year Naval Service Army RAF 1990–91 23.48 n/a 26.33 1991–92 26.83 42.20 27.98 1992–93 19.00 42.60 27.45 1993–94 21.10 48.61 27.60 1994–95 19.50 45.91 27.87 1995–96 21.88 56.20 26.88 1996–97 21.57 49.80 25.88 1997–98 25.04 59.55 29.73 1998–99 28.07 49.96 30.47 Expenditure on recruitment to the Services is expected to continue at broadly comparable amounts over the next five years.
The table shows the Departmental civilian recruitment expenditure for advertising only, plus all elements of fast stream recruitment, together with forecast expenditure for the next five years. Actual costs prior to 1997–98 are not fully available.
£ million Year Expenditure 1997–98 4.56 1998–99 4.80 Expenditure on civilian recruitment is expected to continue at broadly comparable amounts over the next five years.