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Written Question
University Royal Naval Units: Sussex
Tuesday 27th November 2018

Asked by: Andrew Bowie (Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the membership of the University Royal Naval Unit in Sussex in each year from 2008-2018.

Answered by Tobias Ellwood

From the available data, the strength of the University Royal Navy Units as at April 2013 – 2018 is as follows:

Unit

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Glasgow

40

60

60

60

50

50

Liverpool

50

50

60

60

50

60

Southampton

60

60

60

60

80

70

Birmingham

50

50

70

60

70

60

London

60

50

60

60

60

50

Bristol

60

60

70

70

60

60

Manchester

60

50

60

80

50

60

Sussex

50

50

50

60

60

60

Cambridge

50

50

60

50

40

30

Northumbria

40

50

50

60

90

50

Oxford

60

50

50

50

60

50

Wales

60

50

60

60

60

60

Yorkshire

50

50

60

60

80

60

Devon

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

40

Source: Defence Statistics (Navy)

1. The sum of the units will not match the total strength of the University Royal Naval Units as published in Table 8b of the Service Personnel Statistics (SPS), 1 October 2018. Figures in the SPS also include Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme personnel, however they are not included in the above table as they have separate units.

2. Figures are not available prior to 1 April 2013.

3. N/A occurs as the Devon Unit was launched in 2017.

4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, figures ending in '5' are rounded to the nearest 20 to avoid bias.


Written Question
University Royal Naval Units: Greater Manchester
Tuesday 27th November 2018

Asked by: Andrew Bowie (Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the membership of the University Royal Naval Unit in Manchester in each year from 2008-2018.

Answered by Tobias Ellwood

From the available data, the strength of the University Royal Navy Units as at April 2013 – 2018 is as follows:

Unit

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Glasgow

40

60

60

60

50

50

Liverpool

50

50

60

60

50

60

Southampton

60

60

60

60

80

70

Birmingham

50

50

70

60

70

60

London

60

50

60

60

60

50

Bristol

60

60

70

70

60

60

Manchester

60

50

60

80

50

60

Sussex

50

50

50

60

60

60

Cambridge

50

50

60

50

40

30

Northumbria

40

50

50

60

90

50

Oxford

60

50

50

50

60

50

Wales

60

50

60

60

60

60

Yorkshire

50

50

60

60

80

60

Devon

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

40

Source: Defence Statistics (Navy)

1. The sum of the units will not match the total strength of the University Royal Naval Units as published in Table 8b of the Service Personnel Statistics (SPS), 1 October 2018. Figures in the SPS also include Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme personnel, however they are not included in the above table as they have separate units.

2. Figures are not available prior to 1 April 2013.

3. N/A occurs as the Devon Unit was launched in 2017.

4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, figures ending in '5' are rounded to the nearest 20 to avoid bias.


Written Question
University Royal Naval Units: Bristol
Tuesday 27th November 2018

Asked by: Andrew Bowie (Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the membership of the University Royal Naval Unit in Bristol in each year from 2008-2018.

Answered by Tobias Ellwood

From the available data, the strength of the University Royal Navy Units as at April 2013 – 2018 is as follows:

Unit

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Glasgow

40

60

60

60

50

50

Liverpool

50

50

60

60

50

60

Southampton

60

60

60

60

80

70

Birmingham

50

50

70

60

70

60

London

60

50

60

60

60

50

Bristol

60

60

70

70

60

60

Manchester

60

50

60

80

50

60

Sussex

50

50

50

60

60

60

Cambridge

50

50

60

50

40

30

Northumbria

40

50

50

60

90

50

Oxford

60

50

50

50

60

50

Wales

60

50

60

60

60

60

Yorkshire

50

50

60

60

80

60

Devon

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

40

Source: Defence Statistics (Navy)

1. The sum of the units will not match the total strength of the University Royal Naval Units as published in Table 8b of the Service Personnel Statistics (SPS), 1 October 2018. Figures in the SPS also include Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme personnel, however they are not included in the above table as they have separate units.

2. Figures are not available prior to 1 April 2013.

3. N/A occurs as the Devon Unit was launched in 2017.

4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, figures ending in '5' are rounded to the nearest 20 to avoid bias.


Written Question
University Royal Naval Units: Greater London
Tuesday 27th November 2018

Asked by: Andrew Bowie (Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the membership of the University Royal Naval Unit in London in each year from 2008-2018.

Answered by Tobias Ellwood

From the available data, the strength of the University Royal Navy Units as at April 2013 – 2018 is as follows:

Unit

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Glasgow

40

60

60

60

50

50

Liverpool

50

50

60

60

50

60

Southampton

60

60

60

60

80

70

Birmingham

50

50

70

60

70

60

London

60

50

60

60

60

50

Bristol

60

60

70

70

60

60

Manchester

60

50

60

80

50

60

Sussex

50

50

50

60

60

60

Cambridge

50

50

60

50

40

30

Northumbria

40

50

50

60

90

50

Oxford

60

50

50

50

60

50

Wales

60

50

60

60

60

60

Yorkshire

50

50

60

60

80

60

Devon

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

40

Source: Defence Statistics (Navy)

1. The sum of the units will not match the total strength of the University Royal Naval Units as published in Table 8b of the Service Personnel Statistics (SPS), 1 October 2018. Figures in the SPS also include Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme personnel, however they are not included in the above table as they have separate units.

2. Figures are not available prior to 1 April 2013.

3. N/A occurs as the Devon Unit was launched in 2017.

4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, figures ending in '5' are rounded to the nearest 20 to avoid bias.


Written Question
University Royal Naval Units: Birmingham
Tuesday 27th November 2018

Asked by: Andrew Bowie (Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the membership of the University Royal Naval Unit in Birmingham in each year from 2008-2018.

Answered by Tobias Ellwood

From the available data, the strength of the University Royal Navy Units as at April 2013 – 2018 is as follows:

Unit

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Glasgow

40

60

60

60

50

50

Liverpool

50

50

60

60

50

60

Southampton

60

60

60

60

80

70

Birmingham

50

50

70

60

70

60

London

60

50

60

60

60

50

Bristol

60

60

70

70

60

60

Manchester

60

50

60

80

50

60

Sussex

50

50

50

60

60

60

Cambridge

50

50

60

50

40

30

Northumbria

40

50

50

60

90

50

Oxford

60

50

50

50

60

50

Wales

60

50

60

60

60

60

Yorkshire

50

50

60

60

80

60

Devon

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

40

Source: Defence Statistics (Navy)

1. The sum of the units will not match the total strength of the University Royal Naval Units as published in Table 8b of the Service Personnel Statistics (SPS), 1 October 2018. Figures in the SPS also include Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme personnel, however they are not included in the above table as they have separate units.

2. Figures are not available prior to 1 April 2013.

3. N/A occurs as the Devon Unit was launched in 2017.

4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, figures ending in '5' are rounded to the nearest 20 to avoid bias.


Written Question
University Royal Naval Units: Southampton
Tuesday 27th November 2018

Asked by: Andrew Bowie (Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the membership of the University Royal Naval Unit in Southampton in each year from 2008-2018.

Answered by Tobias Ellwood

From the available data, the strength of the University Royal Navy Units as at April 2013 – 2018 is as follows:

Unit

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Glasgow

40

60

60

60

50

50

Liverpool

50

50

60

60

50

60

Southampton

60

60

60

60

80

70

Birmingham

50

50

70

60

70

60

London

60

50

60

60

60

50

Bristol

60

60

70

70

60

60

Manchester

60

50

60

80

50

60

Sussex

50

50

50

60

60

60

Cambridge

50

50

60

50

40

30

Northumbria

40

50

50

60

90

50

Oxford

60

50

50

50

60

50

Wales

60

50

60

60

60

60

Yorkshire

50

50

60

60

80

60

Devon

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

40

Source: Defence Statistics (Navy)

1. The sum of the units will not match the total strength of the University Royal Naval Units as published in Table 8b of the Service Personnel Statistics (SPS), 1 October 2018. Figures in the SPS also include Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme personnel, however they are not included in the above table as they have separate units.

2. Figures are not available prior to 1 April 2013.

3. N/A occurs as the Devon Unit was launched in 2017.

4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, figures ending in '5' are rounded to the nearest 20 to avoid bias.


Written Question
University Royal Naval Units: Liverpool
Tuesday 27th November 2018

Asked by: Andrew Bowie (Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the membership of the University Royal Naval Unit in Liverpool in each year from 2008-2018.

Answered by Tobias Ellwood

From the available data, the strength of the University Royal Navy Units as at April 2013 – 2018 is as follows:

Unit

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Glasgow

40

60

60

60

50

50

Liverpool

50

50

60

60

50

60

Southampton

60

60

60

60

80

70

Birmingham

50

50

70

60

70

60

London

60

50

60

60

60

50

Bristol

60

60

70

70

60

60

Manchester

60

50

60

80

50

60

Sussex

50

50

50

60

60

60

Cambridge

50

50

60

50

40

30

Northumbria

40

50

50

60

90

50

Oxford

60

50

50

50

60

50

Wales

60

50

60

60

60

60

Yorkshire

50

50

60

60

80

60

Devon

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

40

Source: Defence Statistics (Navy)

1. The sum of the units will not match the total strength of the University Royal Naval Units as published in Table 8b of the Service Personnel Statistics (SPS), 1 October 2018. Figures in the SPS also include Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme personnel, however they are not included in the above table as they have separate units.

2. Figures are not available prior to 1 April 2013.

3. N/A occurs as the Devon Unit was launched in 2017.

4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, figures ending in '5' are rounded to the nearest 20 to avoid bias.


Written Question
University Royal Naval Units: Glasgow
Tuesday 27th November 2018

Asked by: Andrew Bowie (Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the membership of the University Royal Naval Unit in Glasgow in each year from 2008-2018.

Answered by Tobias Ellwood

From the available data, the strength of the University Royal Navy Units as at April 2013 – 2018 is as follows:

Unit

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Glasgow

40

60

60

60

50

50

Liverpool

50

50

60

60

50

60

Southampton

60

60

60

60

80

70

Birmingham

50

50

70

60

70

60

London

60

50

60

60

60

50

Bristol

60

60

70

70

60

60

Manchester

60

50

60

80

50

60

Sussex

50

50

50

60

60

60

Cambridge

50

50

60

50

40

30

Northumbria

40

50

50

60

90

50

Oxford

60

50

50

50

60

50

Wales

60

50

60

60

60

60

Yorkshire

50

50

60

60

80

60

Devon

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

40

Source: Defence Statistics (Navy)

1. The sum of the units will not match the total strength of the University Royal Naval Units as published in Table 8b of the Service Personnel Statistics (SPS), 1 October 2018. Figures in the SPS also include Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme personnel, however they are not included in the above table as they have separate units.

2. Figures are not available prior to 1 April 2013.

3. N/A occurs as the Devon Unit was launched in 2017.

4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, figures ending in '5' are rounded to the nearest 20 to avoid bias.


Written Question
University Royal Naval Units: Devon
Tuesday 27th November 2018

Asked by: Andrew Bowie (Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost of running the University Royal Naval Unit in Devon was in each year between 2008 and 2018.

Answered by Tobias Ellwood

Due to a change in Navy finance procedures the annual costs for each University Royal Navy Unit (URNU) are only held centrally for the period 2008 – 2014. The information for the years after 2014 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The costs for Devon URNU, established in 2017, are therefore not available. The information held is as follows:

URNU

2007-08 £

2008-09 £

2009-10 £

2010-11 £

2011-12 £

2012-13 £

2013-14 £

Sussex

216,600

231,300

213,000

211,100

188,500

190,900

208,900

Aberdeen

194,300

220,600

222,800

202,300

242,800

Edinburgh

192,000

180,300

Glasgow

182,100

166,600

187,400

187,700

176,600

161,500

192,700

Liverpool

178,300

244,200

221,200

194,300

183,700

184,300

210,500

Southampton

228,500

211,500

211,900

203,600

176,800

149,300

195,500

London

199,400

173,500

205,100

194,600

182,800

200,200

171,800

Manchester

266,200

249,100

303,300

211,500

187,300

218,500

232,300

Bristol

211,500

253,700

237,900

256,200

235,700

128,300

215,100

Northumbrian

211,300

187,700

203,500

213,400

211,100

214,600

197,500

Birmingham

195,200

230,000

231,500

203,900

187,000

212,200

229,700

Cambridge

248,600

213,700

200,000

190,400

218,700

247,600

199,100

The figures have been rounded to the nearest £100.


Written Question
University Royal Naval Units: North East
Tuesday 27th November 2018

Asked by: Andrew Bowie (Conservative - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost of running the University Royal Naval Unit in Northumbria was in each year between 2008 and 2018.

Answered by Tobias Ellwood

Due to a change in Navy finance procedures the annual costs for each University Royal Navy Unit (URNU) are only held centrally for the period 2008 – 2014. The information for the years after 2014 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The costs for Devon URNU, established in 2017, are therefore not available. The information held is as follows:

URNU

2007-08 £

2008-09 £

2009-10 £

2010-11 £

2011-12 £

2012-13 £

2013-14 £

Sussex

216,600

231,300

213,000

211,100

188,500

190,900

208,900

Aberdeen

194,300

220,600

222,800

202,300

242,800

Edinburgh

192,000

180,300

Glasgow

182,100

166,600

187,400

187,700

176,600

161,500

192,700

Liverpool

178,300

244,200

221,200

194,300

183,700

184,300

210,500

Southampton

228,500

211,500

211,900

203,600

176,800

149,300

195,500

London

199,400

173,500

205,100

194,600

182,800

200,200

171,800

Manchester

266,200

249,100

303,300

211,500

187,300

218,500

232,300

Bristol

211,500

253,700

237,900

256,200

235,700

128,300

215,100

Northumbrian

211,300

187,700

203,500

213,400

211,100

214,600

197,500

Birmingham

195,200

230,000

231,500

203,900

187,000

212,200

229,700

Cambridge

248,600

213,700

200,000

190,400

218,700

247,600

199,100

The figures have been rounded to the nearest £100.