Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applicants to join the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) RAF failed their pre-joining fitness test on the first attempt and passed on a subsequent attempt in each year since 2012.

It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the right hon. Member’s Questions. I will write to him when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.