HC Deb 27 April 1994 vol 242 cc227-8W
Mr. Colvin

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence under which budget the Territorial Army's non-regular permanent staff are paid; and what is their cost.

Mr. Hanley

Territorial Army non-regular permanent staff are paid from three different budgets. They are(a) Commander In Chief United Kingdom Land Forces, CinC UKLF; (b) Assistant Chief of the General Staff, and (c) Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, VCDS. The total annual cost is some £27,000,000.

Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) men and (b) women were members of the Territorial Army in England and Wales at the latest convenient date.

Mr. Hanley

As at 31 March 1994, there were 47,046 male and 8,018 female members of the Territorial Army in England and Wales.