Kevan Jones – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevan Jones on 2015-02-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was of providing phase two training for the regular Army band at Kneller Hall in 2013-14.
Anna Soubry
The requested detail for Financial Year 2013-14 is provided below:
|
Number of personnel who completed Phase Two training |
Cost of providing Phase Two training |
|
|
Royal Marines School of Music (Portsmouth) |
22 |
Information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost |
|
Royal Military School of Music (Army, Kneller Hall) |
66 |
£2.8 million (approx) |
No personnel undertook phase two training with the RAF Music Services. The RAF recruits are fully trained musicians who undertake a rigorous audition process and are only admitted once their playing ability is proven.
