{"value":{"id":421009,"askingMemberId":1447,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2015-10-13T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2015-10-15T00:00:00","uin":"11661","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of armed forces personnel originate from Commonwealth nations; and whether his Department plans to increase such numbers in future.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":1544,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2015-10-20T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>As at 1 October 2014, 4% of our trained UK Regular Forces had a Commonwealth nationality. The Ministry of Defence is considering its approach to foreign and Commonwealth recruitment.</p><br /><br />","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/421009","method":"GET"}]}