HC Deb 26 March 1991 vol 188 cc401-2W
Mr. Brazier

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which items in a Territorial Army unit's budget for 1992 are to be included in cash terms.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The items which may be included in a unit's budget in cash terms are pay, earnings-related national insurance contributions, training expenses allowance, bounty, travel costs and subsistence.

Mr. Brazier

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what man training day allocations are to be made to Territorial Army units in 1992 by category.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

I am unable to give the information requested as, due to the introduction of the new management strategy, man training day allocations are devolved to the chain of command and hence made unit by unit according to role and training need.

Mr. Brazier

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the principal units in the Territorial Army.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The principal units of the Territorial Army are:

  • 2 Army Reconnaissance Regiments
  • 3 Light Reconnaissance Regiments
  • 2 Field Artillery Regiments
  • 4 Air Defence Regiments
  • 8 Engineer Regiments
  • 41 Infantry Battalions
  • 2 Special Air Service Regiments
  • 1 Honourable Artillery Company
  • 11 Royal Signal Regiments
  • 12 Royal Corps Transport Regiments
  • 10 General Hospital (RAMC)
  • 3 Field Hospital (RAMC)
  • 1 Evacuation Hospital (RAMC)

Mr. Brazier

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many drill halls the Territorial Army has, by region.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The regional deployment of Territorial Army centres is as follows:

Tavra Region Number of Territorial Army centres
Highland 42
Lowland 38
North East 41
Yorkshire & Humberside 50
East Midlands 53

Tavra Region Number of Territorial Army centres
East Anglia 28
South East 33
Eastern Wessex 31
Western Wessex 36
North West 54
West Midlands 47
Northern Ireland 30
Wales 39
Greater London 57

Mr. Brazier

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide the hon. Member for Canterbury with the most recent report of the Territorial Army national employers liaison committee.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

My noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces will write to my hon. Friend.

Mr. Brazier

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the additional costs of a Territorial Army parachute battalion as against a non-parachute Territorial Army infantry battalion; and what are the principal items which incur these extra costs.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The information is not held in the form requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

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