HC Deb 13 November 1991 vol 198 cc609-10W
Mr. Home Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the average number of warrant officer and staff sergeant instructors at Sandhurst for each infantry division for each of the last five years.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The information requested is set out in the table.

Average number of Warrant Officer and Staff Sergeant Instructors at Sandhurst for each Infantry Division for each of the last five years
Division 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Household 33 36 38 41 36
Scottish 3 6 5 8 9
Queens 9 11 9 9 5

Regiment/Unit Regional links/Recruiting areas Changes following restructuring
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Shropshire, Hereford, Wales No change
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) Scotland No change
4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards North and West Yorkshire To amalgamate with the 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in Mid 1992
5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards Northern Ireland, Cumbria, Cheshire To amalgamate with the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards in Mid 1992
The Queen's Own Hussars Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcester To amalgamate with The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars in 1993
The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars Northern Ireland, Surrey, Sussex, London (part) To amalgamate with The Queen's Own Hussars in 1993
9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Blackheath No change
The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire To amalgamate with the 14th/20th King's Hussars late 1992
13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) South Yorkshire, North Humberside To amalgamate with 15th/ 19th The King's Royal Hussars late 1992
14th/20th King's Hussars Manchester, Iancashire, Isle of Man To amalgamate with The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) late 1992
15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars Cleveland, Durham, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear To amalgamate with the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) in late 1992

Division 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Kings 6 6 6 6 8
Prince of Wales 10 7 9 6 6
Light 3 5 6 4 3
Parachute 2 4 3 4 4