Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2014 to Question 211796, how many engineers have been recruited into the (a) Army Reserves, (b) Royal Navy Reserves and (c) Royal Air Force Reserves in each year since 2010.

The table below sets out details of the Ministry of Defence’s intake of Service personnel into engineering trades, corps or branches in the UK Reserve Forces, by financial year. Numbers presented are likely to be underestimates as engineers can be recruited into non-engineering branches or may not be recorded as engineers on entry. Data quality issues mean that, for the Army, figures prior to 1 April 2012 are unavailable; for the Maritime Reserves and Royal Auxiliary Air Force data is unavailable prior to 1 October 2012.

Notes:

1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.

2. Intake includes ex-Regulars (either seamless transfer or following a break in service), Reserve re-joiners (following a break in service) and new entrants.

3. Maritime Reserve figures comprise the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Marine Reserve, including mobilised reservists, High Readiness Reserves, those serving on Full Time Reserve Service and Additional Duties Commitment.

4. Army figures refer to intake to Army Reserve (Group A) Royal Engineers and Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), which includes Volunteer Reserves, Mobilised Army Reservists, High Readiness Reserves and Officers under training. Figures therefore exclude any Army Reserve Group B (University Officer Cadets) and Group C (Sponsored Reserves and Full Time Reserve Service).

5. Royal Auxiliary Air Force figures include mobilised reservists and High Readiness Reserves.