Royal Naval College

Angus Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many graduates there were from Britannia Royal Naval College in each of the last 10 years; and how many of them are still employed within the Navy.

Bill Rammell
The number of Royal Navy personnel to pass out of Britannia Royal Navy College (BRNC) in each of the last 10 years is as follows:

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|                                                     |2000|2001|2002|2003|2004|2005|2006|2007|2008|2009|
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|Royal Navy1                                          |478 |446 |418 |372 |330 |320 |320 |325 |248 |314 |
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|Royal Fleet Auxiliary                                |0   |0   |20  |0   |25  |0   |32  |21  |8   |33  |
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|Foreign Nationals                                    |55  |37  |41  |48  |65  |41  |40  |63  |60  |77  |
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|1 These figures include Royal Navy Reserve personnel.|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
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Information on how many of these graduates are still employed within the Royal Navy is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.