Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Captains and (b) Commanders were employed by the Royal Navy in each of the last five years.
The information requested, as at 1 March of each year, is provided below:
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
OF4 – Commander | 1,040 | 1,040 | 1,030 | 1,020 | 1,030 |
OF5 – Captain | 280 | 270 | 280 | 280 | 270 |
Notes: