Armed Forces
(asked on 16th April 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many fewer full-time (a) male and (b) female service personnel there were at the most recent date for which data is available compared with 2010.
The number of full-time, UK Regular Service personnel, broken down by gender and year, can be found in the table below.
| 1 October 2010 | 1 October 2017 | Decrease from |
Male | 170,620 | 132,300 | 38,330 |
Female | 18,060 | 15,230 | 2,840 |
The 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review looked to restructure the Armed Forces to face future challenges and affordability, resulting in a reduction to Armed Forces strength. The Armed Forces have enough personnel to meet operational requirements.
The Ministry of Defence’s published Diversity Statistics can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-2017.