HC Deb 14 March 1922 vol 151 c1988W
Lieut.-Colonel CAMPION

asked the Secretary of State for War the annual average cost of a battery of Royal Field Artillery and of an infantry battalion, respectively?

Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANS

The annual cost for which provision is made in Army Estimates 1921–22 is as follows:

£
Battalion of infantry at home (693 all ranks) 157,500
Battery of Royal Field Artillery on the higher establishment at home (126 all ranks) 31,140

Lieut.-Colonel NALL

asked the Secretary of State for War what is the present estimated annual cost, respectively, of a battalion of infantry, a battery of artillery, and a regiment of cavalry in the Regular Army at home?

Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANS

The annual cost for which provision is made in Army Estimates, 1921–22, is as follows:

£
Battalion of infantry (693 all ranks) 157,500
Battery of Royal Field Artillery on the higher establishment (126 all ranks) 31,140
Regiment of cavalry of the line on the higher establishment (499 all ranks) 133,300