Julian Brazier corrected a written answer on Armed Forces: Recruitment

22 January 2015 · Commons written answer · Ministry of Defence

Mr Kevan Jones (Labour, North Durham) asked written question 214674 on 17 November 2014. Mr Julian Brazier answered on 18 December 2014 for the Ministry of Defence, and Mr Julian Brazier corrected the answer on 22 January 2015. The correction replaced 2 figures (1.86, 2.95) with 2 figures (4.45, 6.79). Altogether 4 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on television recruitment campaigns for (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy, (c) the Royal Air Force and (d) in total in the last 12 months.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
The table below shows how much each of the three Services has spent on television recruitment campaigns for the current and last two financial years. Financial Year/Service \| 2012-13 £ million \| 2013-14 £ million \| 2014-15 £ million Royal Navy \| 2.80 \| ~~1.86~~ \| 2.95* Army \| 2.99** \| 1.28 \| 1.75 (to 31 August 2014) Royal Air Force \| 2.25 \| 2.67 \| 3.37 * Forecast ** From 1 October 2012 to 31 March 2013 The Department has not incurred any costs in respect of television recruitment for civilian staff.	The table below shows how much each of the three Services has spent on television recruitment campaigns for the current and last two financial years. Financial Year/Service \| 2012-13 £ million \| 2013-14 £ million \| 2014-15 £ million Royal Navy \| 2.80 \| 4.45 \| 6.79* Army \| 2.99** \| 1.28 \| 1.75 (to 31 August 2014) Royal Air Force \| 2.25 \| 2.67 \| 3.37 * Forecast ** From 1 October 2012 to 31 March 2013 The Department has not incurred any costs in respect of television recruitment for civilian staff.

Original

Corrected

The table below shows how much each of the three Services has spent on television recruitment campaigns for the current and last two financial years.
Financial Year/Service
| 2012-13
£ million
| 2013-14
£ million
| 2014-15
£ million
Royal Navy
| 2.80
| ~~1.86~~
| 2.95*
Army
| 2.99**
| 1.28
| 1.75
(to 31 August 2014)
Royal Air Force
| 2.25
| 2.67
| 3.37
* Forecast
** From 1 October 2012 to 31 March 2013
The Department has not incurred any costs in respect of television recruitment for civilian staff.

The table below shows how much each of the three Services has spent on television recruitment campaigns for the current and last two financial years.
Financial Year/Service
| 2012-13
£ million
| 2013-14
£ million
| 2014-15
£ million
Royal Navy
| 2.80
| 4.45
| 6.79*
Army
| 2.99**
| 1.28
| 1.75
(to 31 August 2014)
Royal Air Force
| 2.25
| 2.67
| 3.37
* Forecast
** From 1 October 2012 to 31 March 2013
The Department has not incurred any costs in respect of television recruitment for civilian staff.

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