Territorial Army (Hansard, 1 November 1994)

HC Deb 01 November 1994 vol 248 cc1115-6W 1115W

§ Mr. George
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how recruits are to be accounted for in Territorial Army figures following the abolition of the recruits pool.

§ Mr. Soames
Territorial Army recruits will be held against the establishment of their parent unit.

§ Mr. George
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if the Territorial Army recruits pool of 4,500 personnel is included in the 63,500 establishment figure.

§ Mr. Soames
The previous planned size of the Territorial Army of 63,500 included a margin of 4,500 to allow TA recruits to be held above the formed units' establishment of 59,000.
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§ Mr. George
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if a recruits pool, as referred to in "Front Line First", was attached to the Territorial Army prior to 1992.

§ Mr. Soames
No.