HC Deb 18 December 2003 vol 415 cc1066-7W
Angus Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the 10 most cited reasons for leaving or considering leaving the Royal Navy/Royal Marines given by respondents to the last assessed Royal Navy/Royal Marine Continuous Attitude Survey; and if he will make a statement. [143627]

Mr. Caplin

The information requested is drawn from the May 2003 edition of the Continuous Attitude Survey.

Main reasons for leaving Naval Service:

Royal Navy

  • Ability to plan your own life—long term
  • Your pay in relation to the hours worked
  • Ability to plan your own life—short term
  • The level of job satisfaction you expect in the future
  • Your enjoyment of Service life
  • The degree of recognition and reward (other than pay) for long working hours
  • Amount of separation from family and friends
  • The amount of 'fun' in the Service
  • The desire to live at home
  • Your pay in general
  • Royal Marines
  • Ability to plan your own life—long term
  • Your pay in general
  • Ability to plan your own life—short term
  • The extent to which you are doing the job for which you are trained
  • Opportunities for promotion/advancement
  • Pay in relation to hours worked
  • Pay in relation to the responsibilities of your job
  • Opportunities for educational activities of your choice for personal/professional development
  • Amount of separation from family and friends
  • The desire to live at home

Angus Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reason Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel are not asked about nationality in the current edition of the Continuous Attitude Survey; whether nationality was listed as a question in previous editions; and if he will make a statement. [143631]

Mr. Caplin

There has been no requirement to collect information about nationality through the current or previous editions of the Continuous Attitude Survey.

Angus Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Royal Navy/Royal Marine Continuous Attitude Survey last included questions on(a) overstretch and (b) privatisation and contractualisation; for what reason those questions are not included in the latest edition of the Royal Navy/Royal Marine Continuous Attitude Survey; and if he will make a statement. [143636]

Mr. Caplin

No requirement has been identified to collect information about(a) overstretch or (b) privatisation and contractualisation through the Continuous Attitude Survey. The impact on personnel of the high level of operational commitment by the Royal Navy and Royal Marines will be addressed in the future.