§ Miss Harvie Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the establishment of each Scottish infantry battalion and its present strength.
§ Mr. BoydenThe following table gives the established strength of each regular Scottish infantry battalion:
Regiment Established Strength (Not including Bands or attached Personnel) 1st Bn The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) 636 1st Bn The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) 636 1st Bn The King's Own Scottish Borderers 629 1st Bn The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 609 1st Bn The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) 636 1 st Bn The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) 636 1st Bn The Gordon Highlanders 609 1st Bn The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) 609 In only two cases does the current strength differ from the established strength by more than 5 per cent.