§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of each Territorial Army battalion in 1997–98. [43643]
§ Dr. Reid[pursuant to his reply, 9 June 1998, c. 489–90]: I regret to inform my hon. Friend that there were errors in my original response. The correct answer to this question is given.
There are 33 Territorial Army infantry battalions and these are listed in the table together with their identifiable costs for the year 1997–98. The figures given are for manpower only, and include the costs of TA personnel, (including bounty payments), Regular Army, civilian and Non Regular Personnel Staff employed by the units. Other
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Cost of Territorial Army infantry battalions 1997–98 Unit £ million 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Worcester and Sherwood Regiment Fusiliers 2.118 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) 2.172 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire 2.194 4/5th Battalion The Green Howards (Alexandra Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment) (Yorkshire Volunteers) 1.922 4th (Volunteer) Battalion The Parachute Regiment 2.576 6th (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment 2.067 6th Northumberland Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 2.349 7th Battalion The (Durham) Light Infantry 2.103 7th (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment 2.184 7th (Volunteer) Battalion The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment 2.273 6th Battalion The Light Infantry (Volunteer) 2.433 2nd (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Gloucester Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment 2.327 5th (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Green Jackets 2.088 5th (Volunteer) Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment 2.343 6/7th (Volunteer) Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment 2.087 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's) 2.200 4th (Volunteer) Battalion The Queen's Lancashire Regiment 2.276 4th (Volunteer) Battalion The Kings Own Border Regiment 2.311 5/8th (Volunteer) Battalion The King's Regiment 2.479 5th (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 2.150 5th Battalion The Light Infantry (Volunteer) 2.347 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Cheshire Regiment 2.143 2nd (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Regiment of Wales 2.467 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Welch Fusiliers 2.251 4th (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Green Jackets 2.241 10th (Volunteer) Battalion The Parachute Regiment 2.397
Cost of Territorial Army infantry battalions 1997–98 Unit £ million The London Regiment 2.344 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Highlanders (Seaforths Gordons and Camerons) 2.173 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) 2.053 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Black Watch Regiment (The Royal Highland Regiment) 1.851 7/8th (Volunteer) Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) 2.034 The Lowland Volunteers 2.148 4/5th (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Irish Rangers 2.504