Maria Eagle – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2015-12-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of former members of the armed forces who participated in the the Careers Transition Partnership found sustainable employment within six months of leaving the armed forces in each year since 2010.

Mark Lancaster

The latest information held on personnel that have participated in the Careers Transition Partnership (CTP) is as at 31 March 2014. Between 2010-11 and 2013-14 the following percentage of personnel who participated in the CTP found sustainable employment within six months of leaving the Armed Forces:

2010-11 – 85%

2011-12 – 85%

2012-13 – 83%

2013-14 – 84%

Figures presented for 2013-14 are provisional as personnel can receive CTP resettlement services up to two years before and after leaving the UK Armed Forces. Figures are revised annually in the Official Statistic publication with figures being fixed after two years.