Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of Royal Navy staffing levels.
The 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review made clear that the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Marines (RM) will increase in numbers with a 2020 target strength of 30,450. With regard to current staffing levels, the RN and RM Monthly Personnel Situation Report provides information on the number of RN and RM personnel joining and leaving the Regular Service. These can be found at:
www.gov.uk/government/statistics/royal-navy-and-royal-marines-monthly-personnel-statistics-2016