§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the manpower strength of the British Army in Northern Ireland on 1 January, giving details of the number of operatives at that time for the following categories: Ulster Defence Regiment, regular British Army and British Territorial Army.
§ Mr. LeeThe information requested is as follows. Figures for 1 January 1986 are not available and therefore figures for the latest available date, 30 November 1985, are as follows:
Strength Ulster Defence Regiment 6,478 Regular Army 9,014 Territorial Army 3,479 The figures for the Ulster Defence Regiment include both full-time and part-time soldiers. Soldiers of the Territorial Army are not used in support of the RUC in counter-terrorist operations.