Royal Marine Reserves

Mr. Harper
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) inflow and (b) outflow was of the Royal Marines Reserves in each year since 1997.

Derek Twigg
The following table provides inflow and outflow figures for Royal Marine Reservists for each complete financial year from 1999.

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|         |Total inflow|Total outflow|
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|1999-2000|480         |330          |
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|2000-01  |330         |240          |
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|2001-02  |280         |360          |
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|2002-03  |310         |400          |
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|2003-04  |190         |280          |
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|2004-05  |150         |320          |
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|2005-06  |300         |210          |
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Data prior to 1999 are not available.