§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many Army regiments are running at more than five per cent. below their recommended complement of enlisted men; and if he will make a statement; [78275]
(2) how many Army regiments are running at more than 10 per cent. below their recommended complement of enlisted men; and if he will make a statement. [78283]
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§ Mr. IngramThe information requested is not held by Regiment, but by Arms/Corps. Those Arms/Corps running at more than five per cent below their recommended compliment of enlisted men are shown in the table below:
Percentage Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps -37.79 Army Air Corps -15.81 Royal Army Veterinary Corps -13.99 Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers -11.99 Army Physical Training Corps -10.72 Royal Logistic Corps -10.06 Royal Army Medical Corps -8.50 Corps of Army Music -7.87 Royal Engineers -7.62 Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support) -6.47 Royal Signals -6.12 Those Arms/Corps running at more than ten per cent. below their recommended compliment of enlisted men are shown in the table below:
Percentage Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps -37.79 Army Air Corps -15.81 Royal Army Veterinary Corps -13.99 Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers -11.99 Army Physical Training Corps -10.72 Royal Logistic Corps -10.06 Enlisted men are taken to be all other ranks. All figures are as at 1 September 2002 and for trained personnel only.