§ Lord Vivianasked Her Majesty's Government:
How much money has been allocated for Army recruits and their training in the financial year 2003–04; and how many people can he recruited. [HL3970]
§ Lord BachFor the financial year 2003–04, the Army Training and Recruiting Agency (ATRA) has been allocated a resource departmental expenditure limit (DEL)—or budget—of £1,039 million, and a capital DEL of £23 million. This sum covers the recruiting of soldiers and officers (including advertising and marketing activities) and the cost of initial, specialist and career and professional development training. ATRA's target for recruitment in this year is 15,545 soldiers and 690 officers, although it is anticipated that not all of these will complete the selection and training process.