Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Royal Navy's (a) liability, (b) trained strength and (c) untrained strength for each (i) rank and (ii) branch specialisation and arm was in each financial year from 2005-06 to 2014-15.

Mr Philip Dunne, Minister of State for Defence Procurement: The information requested, from January 2010, is available in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Monthly Personnel Statistics, published on gov.uk at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/royal-naval-monthly-report-per...

The reports are not available prior to 2010, and this information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

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