HC Deb 20 June 2000 vol 352 c132W
Mr. Duncan Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the(a) Army, (b) Navy, (c) RAF and (d) TA exercises cancelled for budgetary reasons in (i) 1999–2000 and (ii) 2000–01.[125707]

Dr. Moonie

The following table sets out the Royal Navy exercises cancelled for budgetary reasons in the specified period.

No Army, RAF or TA exercises have been cancelled for budgetary reasons during 1999–2000.

No Navy, Army, RAF or TA exercises planned to take place during financial year 2000–01 have been cancelled (or are expected to be cancelled) for budgetary reasons.

Number
Army Officers 41
Army Solders 166
Navy Officers 9
Navy Rating 28
RAF Officer 14
RAF Airmen 49
Civilian Non Industrial 122
Civilian Industrial 25
Total 454