Written questions by Twigg.

How many engineers there were in the Army on 1 April 2024; and what the requirement was.

As of 1 April 2024, there were 26,030 Army Trade Trained Regular, Gurkha and Trained Reserve Engineers. We do not routinely release the workforce requirement figures of Army regiments for reasons of operational security. The Trade Trained Regular Army only exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from Gurkha Trained Army Personnel (GURTAP) to UK Trained Army Personnel (UKTAP). Reserve figures are for Trained Army Group A Reservists for Army. Group A includes Volunteer Reserves, Mobilised Volunteer Reserves, High Readiness Reserves and University Officer Training Course (OTC) Support & training staff. The 'Engineering' trades listed above are defined in line with the agreed definition from the Defence Engineer Remuneration Review (DERR).

What the (a) number of and (b) requirement for medical service personnel was on 1 April 2024.

I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. Whilst a statistical release of overall Armed Forces strength is published annually, strength and capability statistics for certain specialisations are not released. Releasing the current strength and requirement of medical service personnel, or indeed other specialised professions, could be exploited by our adversaries to target, disrupt and degrade an important element of Armed Forces capability.

What the Army training budget was in each year since 2010.

The Department has interpreted training to mean the budget for direct training exercises only. This includes Phase 1 (basic training) and Phase 2 (initial training) costs. The below table highlights the Army’s budget for training between financial years (FY)2018-19 and 2023-24. As a result of changes in accounting practices, it is not possible to provide figures for the entire period requested. YearFY2018-19 FY2019-20 FY2020-21 FY2021-22 FY2022-23 FY2023-24 Total£90.998 million£95.057 million£93.499 million£91.225 million£98.883 million£104.749 million

What the Navy training budget was in each year since 2010.

The below table highlights the Royal Navy’s budget for training between financial years (FY) 202018-19 and 2023-24. This includes Phase 1 (basic training) and Phase 2 (initial training) costs. In accordance with standard financial practice in all public and private organisations, it is not possible to provide figures for the entire period requested. YearFY2018-19 FY2019-20 FY2020-21 FY2021-22 FY2022-23 FY2023-24 Total£23.783 million£21.989 million£25.198 million£64.984 million£101.330 million £112.128 million

How many injured service personal required rehabilitation services in each armed service in each year since 2015; and how much his Department on rehabilitation of injured service personnel in each service in the same period.

The table below presents the number of UK Armed Forces personnel who have had at least one appointment at Primary Care Rehabilitation Facilities (PCRF), Regional Rehabilitation Units (RRU) and/or Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) in each year since 2015, broken down by service. YearTotalNavyArmyRAF201558,1449,45036,80711,824201657,3329,34836,05311,847201755,6059,52334,65311,346201853,3189,37132,64111,229201952,9819,67831,77511,446202042,1387,90525,2008,959202145,5268,64027,5249,281202246,6738,95927,9209,739202345,1378,69626,8289,572202445,2178,54727,2039,410 The table below presents the total spent on rehabilitation at Regional Rehabilitation Units (RRUs), Defence Primary Health Care Rehab Headquarters and the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) from the start of 2015 to 8 January 2025.The figures below do not include costs for Primary Care Rehab Facilities (PCRFs). PCRFs provide primary rehabilitation for Service Personnel who do not require referral into an RRU. PCRFs costs are embedded within Medical Centres and the costs cannot be extracted. As rehabilitation is delivered in a tri-service environment, it is not possible to break this data down by Service. Financial YearTotal £2015-1628,391,5152016-1722,895,4612017-1827,841,5732018-1931,852,3922019-2040,041,5382020-2132,473,5822021-2235,275,9412022-2339,037,7362023-2441,468,5342024-2530,885,020Total332,536,267

What the sickness rate was for service personnel by rank in each year since 2015.

This information is not held in the format requested.

What the average number of training days undertaken by serving army personnel was in each year since 2015 by rank.

The Army invests significantly in skills, education and training for its people to build the problem-solving attributes, teamwork, resilience, intellect and creativity needed to be successful now and in the future. A comprehensive professional pipeline trains soldiers and officers from the basics of being a soldier, through progressive levels of trade training, as well as the leadership skills required at all ranks. More broadly, Defence continues to invest in collective training capabilities for its Armed Forces and, under the Future Soldier programme, the Army is modernising collective training to better prepare for the challenges personnel will face in modern warfare. We do not centrally hold the information in the format that has been requested due to the broad range and scope of training that can be undertaken by all Army personnel, including both individual and collective training.

What the (a) number of each rank in post of and (b) requirement for each rank of medical service personnel was on 1 April 2024.

I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.