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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 |
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| 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.
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 |
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| 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.