HC Deb 15 July 1991 vol 195 cc98-9W
Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish the recruitment figures for each of the regiments within the Prince of Wales division for each of the last five years; and whether any regiments have not done any recruitment in this period because they were already at full complement.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The information requested is set out in the table. None of the regiments in the Prince of Wales Division were fully manned during this period.

Prince of Wales's Division officer and soldier1 intakes to trained strength 1987 to 1991
1987 1988 1989 19903 19913 4
Officers Soldiers2 Officers Soldiers Officers Soldiers Officers Soldiers Officers Soldiers
The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment 6 4 84 1 61 5 70 5 24
The 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment 6 2 58 3 85 5 103 1 48
The Royal Welch Fusiliers 4 7 65 5 66 5 56 3 37
Royal Regiment of Wales 8 4 43 10 72 8 100 4 43
The Gloucestershire Regiment 3 3 64 4 51 5 39 7 34
The Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters 7 3 85 2 74 4 80 3 32
The Royal Hampshires 1 1 64 6 45 5 42 4 23
The Staffordshire Regiment 3 7 90 8 62 83 2 41
Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment 7 8 63 5 41 6 36 15
1 Soldier figures include apprentices and young soldiers and juniors.
2 Soldier figures unavailable for 1987.
3 Recruiting capped for officers and soldiers.
4 Latest figures to 30 June 1991.