Army Complement (Hansard, 24 January 2002)

HC Deb 24 January 2002 vol 378 c994W 994W

§ Bob Russell
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the change in the shortfall in the official complement of the Army was between(a) 1 May 1997, (b) 1 May 2001 and (c) the latest date for which the figure is available. [29469]

§ Mr. Ingram
The table shows the shortfall in whole Army strength figures against the in-year requirement as at 1 May 1997, 1 May 2001 and 1 December 2001 which are the latest data available.

Shortfall

(a) 1 May 1997 4,933

(b) 1 May 2001 6,761

(c) 1 December 2001 6,169

	Shortfall
(a) 1 May 1997	4,933
(b) 1 May 2001	6,761
(c) 1 December 2001	6,169