§ Gregory BarkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list his Department's total expenditure relating to the Royal School of Artillery in each year since 1997. [69668]
§ Mr. IngramThe information requested is as follows:
£ Financial year Expenditure 1997–98 23.102 1998–99 21.733 1999–2000 22.206 2000–01 23.022 2001–02 25.096 The costs shown exclude the salary costs of students at the school.
§ Gregory BarkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many enrolled at the Royal School of Artillery in each year since 1997; and what percentage were graduates broken down by(a) age, (b) sex and (c) nationality. [69667]
§ Mr. IngramThe information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The Royal School of Artillery is a Phase 2 and 3
279Wtraining school and all students will be serving soldiers or officers. For officers we assess the broad percentage of graduate entry to the Royal Artillery to be 85 per cent.