§ Mr. SoamesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total strength of the Territorial Army was on 1 May; how many of its members are deployed abroad; and in which countries. [172118]
§ Mr. CaplinThe information requested is not yet available. For the most recent figures relating to the strength of the Territorial Army (TA) and numbers deployed, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 26 April 2004,Official Report, column 728W, to the hon. Member for Portsmouth, South (Mr. Hancock).
The countries in which members of the TA are currently deployed are Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan.