§ Gregory BarkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many students were sent to Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in each year since 1997 broken down by country. [69651]
§ Mr. IngramThe information requested is as follows:
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Country 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 20021 Bahrain 4 4 3 4 4 2 Barbados 0 2 0 1 0 0 Belize 3 4 5 2 3 2 Botswana 3 2 2 2 1 0 Brunei 2 1 3 2 8 5 Czech Rep 1 1 0 0 0 1 El Salvador 0 0 1 1 0 0 Fiji 2 2 2 2 0 0 Georgia 0 0 1 1 1 0 Ghana 2 1 0 1 0 0 Guatemala 1 1 1 1 1 1 British Guiana 1 1 0 1 0 0 Hungary 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ireland 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jamaica 7 9 2 4 2 4 Jordan 1 1 4 1 1 4 Kenya 2 0 0 0 0 0 Kuwait 8 8 4 5 4 5 Latvia 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lesotho 0 1 0 0 0 0 Lithuania 0 0 0 1 0 1 Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 1 0 Malawi 2 2 3 2 1 1 Malaysia 1 1 0 0 0 0 Maldives 0 0 1 0 0 0 Malta 1 2 2 1 1 0 Mauritius 1 0 0 0 0 1 Morocco 0 0 0 1 0 0 Mauritania 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mozambique 1 0 0 0 1 0
Country 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 20021 Namibia 2 0 1 0 0 0 Nepal 2 2 2 2 2 2 Nigeria 0 0 0 2 4 1 Oman 3 6 3 4 6 2 Pakistan 2 2 2 0 2 0 Papua New Guinea 1 2 1 0 0 0 Paraguay 1 1 0 2 0 1 Philippines 0 0 0 0 1 0 Qatar 4 7 3 1 4 0 Saudi Arabia 1 0 1 1 1 1 Senegal 0 0 3 2 3 0 Seychelles 0 1 0 0 0 0 Singapore 2 0 0 1 2 2 South Africa 0 0 0 1 1 0 Sri Lanka 1 1 0 1 0 0 Swaziland 0 1 0 0 1 0 Tanzania 1 1 1 0 1 1 Thailand 1 1 2 1 1 1 The Gambia 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tonga 0 0 0 1 0 0 Trinidad and Tobago 0 2 0 1 0 0 Uganda 0 1 2 0 0 0 Ukraine 1 1 1 1 1 1 United Arab Emirates 6 2 3 2 7 7 Uruguay 1 0 0 0 0 0 Yemen 1 0 0 2 0 3 Zimbabwe 3 2 2 0 0 0 1To date
The figures relate to candidates from the countries named who are members of that Country's armed forces. It does not include candidates from Commonwealth countries who join the British Army.
§ Gregory BarkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many enrolled for the(a) war studies, (b) defence and international affairs and (c) communications studies departments at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst in each academic term since 1997. [69648]
§ Mr. IngramAll students who attend the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst complete all modules of the Commissioning course, which includes War Studies, Defence and International Affairs and Communications Studies. For information, the total number of students entering RMAS each year since 1997 is as follows:
Total intake 1997 797 1998 734 1999 660 2000 704 2001 798 2002 (at July) 495
§ Gregory BarkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many enrolled at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst in each year since 1997; and what percentage were graduates broken down by(a) age, (b) sex and (c) nationality. [69650]
§ Mr. IngramThe information is not available in the form requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However the average age on entry at present is 23 years six months, a rise from 22 years six months as the age limit for entry was raised in 1999–2000 from 25 to 29. The percentages of graduates shown are all British: we do not record whether foreign students were graduates.
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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 20021 Total intake 797 734 660 704 798 495 British male numbers 606 552 514 526 629 373 British female numbers 112 108 84 119 102 73 Foreign male numbers 77 68 60 56 67 45 Foreign female numbers 2 6 2 3 0 4 Percentage of British males shown as graduates 76 75 76 88 75 78 Percentage of British females shown as graduates 84 83 81 87 87 90 1As at July 2002