Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the present level of recruitment and the establishment in each of the Royal Artillery Volunteer air defences regiments.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonIt is not the practice to provide establishments and strengths of individual regiments.
Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the comparable rate of resignation or wastage by members in each of the Royal Artillery Volunteer air defence regiments.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe total number of officers and soldiers in each of the TA Air Defence Regiments of the Royal Artillery who left Her Majesty's forces in 1990–91 is as follows:
Number 102 AD Regt (V) 43 103 AD Regt (V) 83 104 AD Regt (V) 98 105 AD Regt (V) 138
Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Artillery Volunteer air defence regiments there are; and where they are located.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThere are four TA Air Defence Regiments of the Royal Artillery. They are located as follows:300W
- 102 AD Regiment (V)
- Coleraine
- Newtownards
- 103 AD Regiment (V)
- Bolton
- Liverpool
- Manchester
- St. Helens
- Widnes
- 104 AD Regiment (V)
- Cardiff
- Cwmbran
- Ebbw Vale
- Newport
- Redditch
- Wolverhampton
- Worcester
- Malvern
- 105 AD Regiment (V)
- Arbroath
- Dundee
- Edinburgh
- Glasgow
- Glenrothes
- Livingston
Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence which is the most senior Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) regiment in the Army.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonWithin the Territorial Army Air Defence Regiments of the Royal Artillery, precedence is determined by the regimental number. On that basis No. 102 (Ulster) Air Defence Regiment (Volunteers) ranks highest in the order of precedence.