Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current difference is between the number of serving RAF personnel and the full-time military trained strength of the RAF.

The information requested is routinely published on the Government website. Data from 1 July 2017 can be found at the following link;

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2017