§ Mr. GrieveTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people from(a) Scotland and (b) the United Kingdom are serving in Her Majesty's armed forces. [145905]
§ Mr. SpellarExamination of available personal records of currently serving personnel1 has revealed the following information:
Number (a) Scotland Naval service 2,534 Army 12,853 RAF 5,698 (b) The United Kingdom Naval service2 42,505 Army 107,211 RAF 50,858 1 Naval service data are based on current place of residence. This information is provided at the individual's discretion, therefore the records are unlikely to be complete. Army and RAF details are based on nationality at birth. 2 Naval service total strength as at 1 December 2000 was 42,505 but this includes an unspecified number of Commonwealth citizens and Republic of Ireland nationals.