HC Deb 25 June 1993 vol 227 c312W
Mr. John D. Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) part-time and (b) full-time members there were in the Ulster Defence Regiment in 1988; and how many (i) part-time and (ii) full-time members there are in the Royal Irish Regiment currently serving in Northern Ireland.

Mr. Hanley

As at 1 June 1988 there were 3,440 part-time and 2,830 full-time members in the Ulster Defence Regiment; as at 1 June 1993, there were 2,671 part-time and 2,894 full-time members of the home service element of the Royal Irish Regiment.