Janet Sparks

DASA(Army)

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Room 89, Building 19B,

Trenchard Lines, Upavon, Wilts. SN9 6BE

Telephone: 01980 615478 Fax: 01980 615648

Email: [email address] Website: www.dasa.mod.uk

Dear Mr Manderson,

Your request for information of 19 July 2009 is being processed under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am now in a position to be able to provide you with a substantive reply to your request. You asked:

“What percentage of soldiers in the British Army are (i) Church of Scotland (ii) Church of England (ii) Roman Catholic (iv) Other Christain (v) Non-Christian?”

I attach a table which shows the religion of trained Regular soldiers as at 1^st April 2009.

Yours sincerely,

Janet Sparks

DASA(ARMY)

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