§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on(a) recruitment in the Queen's Lancashire Regiment and (b) the future of the Regiment. [144796]
§ Mr. CaplinRecruitment in the Queen's Lancashire Regiment (QLR) remains steady and current enlistment shows an improvement on that achieved at this point last year.
There are currently no plans regarding the future of the QLR. The Defence White Paper provides the policy context for shaping the structure of our armed forces. Subsequently, the details of individual systems and units within that structure will need to be developed, but presently no decisions have been taken.
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment were deployed in Iraq. [144798]
§ Mr. IngramSome 484 members of The Queen's Lancashire Regiment have been, or are, currently deployed in Iraq. Of these, 64 are Territorial Army personnel.