HC Deb 27 February 1911 vol 22 cc166-8W
Sir SAMUEL SCOTT

asked the Secretary of State for War what is the number of officers deficient in the Special Reserve, giving their respective ranks; and what is the number of non-commissioned officers and men deficient in the Special Reserve?

Mr. HALDANE

The figures for 1st February are:—

SPECIAL RESERVE (OFFICERS, N.C.O.'S AND MES) DEFICIENCY.*
Arm of the Service. Lieutenant-Colonels. Majors. Captains. Lieutenants. 2nd-Lieutenants. N.C.O.'s and Men.
Establishment. Strength. Deficient. Establishment. Strength. Deficient. Establishment. Strength. Deficient. Establishment. Strength. Deficient. Establishment. Strength. Deficient. Establishment. Strength. Deficient.
Cavalry (unattached) … … … … … … … … 3 … … 4 … … 13 … … … …
Cavalry Irish Horse … 2 2 … 10 8 2 8 11 … 10 8 2 16 11 5 886 881 5
Royal Field Artillery … … … … … … … … 58 … … 34 … … 51 … †12,000 6,323 5,577
Royal Garrison Artillery … 2 2 … 3 3 … 15 16 … 15 11 4 8 8 … 1,440 823 617
Royal Garrison Artillery (unattached.) … … … … … … … … 2 … … 2 … … 10 … … … …
Royal Engineers … 2 2 … 2 5 … 7 9 … 14 16 … 12 10 2 1,200 1,327 …
Royal Engineers (unattached) … … … … … 4 … … 17 … … 8 … … 65 … … … …
Infantry … 101 109 … 128 139 … 536 594 … 1,107 308 799 808 340 468 58,588 51,360 7,228
Army Service Corps … … … … … … … … … … … 1 … … 13 … 1,000 149 851
Army Medical Corpse‡ … … … … … 4 … … 15 … … 60 … … … … 1,000 847 153
Army Veterinary Corps … … … … … … … … … … … 2 … … … … 65 1 64
Total showing net deficiency … 107 115 … 143 163 … 566 725 … 1,146 454 592 844 521 323 §76,179 61,711 14,468
* These figures do not include Category B (Special Reservists supernumerary to the Territorial Force), now In process of formation, which on 1st. January, 1911, had an Establishment of 7,490 and an enrolled strength of 970 Non-Commissioned Officers and Men. Deficiency 6,520. † Provisional Establishment which will eventually be reduced to 6,000. ‡ In addition there is a strength of 10 officers of Category B. § The total Establishment will eventually be reduced by 6,090 in accordance with footnote †