§ Lord Astor of Heverasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which Army regiments are under established strength; in each case, what is the full establishment; and what is the extent of any shortfall. [HL3891]
§ Lord BachInformation on individual regiments is not held centrally in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Details of shortfalls as at 1 June 2004 against each arm and service are given below.
Arms/Service Requirement June 2004 Strength June 2004 Shortfall Household Cavalry/Royal Armoured Corps 5,975 5,835 -140 Royal Artillery 8,330 7,795 -535 Royal Engineers 9,160 8,850 -310 Infantry 26,185 25,840 -345 Army Air Corps 2,105 1,860 -245 Royal Army Chaplains Department 165 140 -25 Royal Logistics Corps 16,205 15,450 -755 Royal Army Medical Corps 2,920 2,665 -255 Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers 10,370 9,705 -665 Adjutant General Corps (Provost) 2,075 2,040 -35 Royal Army Veterinary Corps 190 175 -15 Royal Army Dental Corps 420 395 -25 Intelligence Corps 1,410 1,345 -65 Army Physical Training Corps 455 435 -20 Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps 1,035 805 -230 Corps of Army Musicians 1,155 1,025 -130 Notes:
The trained requirement for individual Arms and Service Directors is derived from the Regular Army strength requirement
114WA(excluding Gurkhas and FTRS) which is published in DASA's Tri-Service Monthly Publication (TSP) 3.
All figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.