Asked by: Lord Browne of Belmont (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people from Northern Ireland were recruited to the Army in each of the last five years.
Answered by Lord Astor of Hever
Annual recruitment to the Army from Northern Ireland over the last five years is as follows:
Northern Ireland | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 (to 31 October) |
Regular | 250 | 290 | 270 | 200 | 180 |
Reserve | 190 | 380 | 280 | 90 | 90 |
Figures have been rounded to 10. Numbers ending in 5 are rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.