House of Lords written question – answered am ar 23 Hydref 2009.
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
Spokesperson for International Development, Spokesperson for Wales
To ask Her Majesty's Government which social groupings recruits to the Armed Forces came from in (a) 2000, (b) 2005, and (c) 2008.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many recruits to the armed forces under 25 years old came from each of the Welsh local authority areas in (a) 2000, (b) 2005, and (c) 2008.
Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Defence and Security) (also in the Ministry of Defence), Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (International Defence and Security) (also in Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
This information is not held in the form requested, however details of those recruited through the Armed Forces Careers Offices (AFCO) in Wales, in the table below, give an indication of Welsh recruitment into the Armed Forces.
This information will not provide a comprehensive picture of individuals recruited from Wales as it does not include those recruited through AFCOs in England or through other means, such as the internet.
Data for the Naval Services and the RAF for financial year 2000-01 are not available as new IT systems have since been introduced.
| 2000-01 (Army only) | 2005-06 | 2008-09 | |
| AFCO Cardiff | 477 | 463 | 531 |
| AFCO Swansea | 319 | 323 | 410 |
| AFCO Wrexham | 208 | 315 | 367 |
There are no recruitment policies or targets set for personnel from different social groupings and such information is consequently not monitored.
Yes1 person thinks so
No1 person thinks not
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