HC Deb 21 February 1996 vol 272 cc148-9W
Mr. Brazier

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many commanding officers of regiment and battalion sized units in the Territorial Army are(a) territorials and (b) regulars; and if he will break down the figures by (i) regiment, (ii) corps and (iii) officer training corps, indicating the equivalent figures for 1990. [15746]

Mr. Soames

See following table:

Summary of TA Commanding Officers
Arm or service Total TA Regt's TA CO Reg. CO
RAC
1990 5 3 2
Now (20 February 1996) 7 3 4
RA
1990 6 3 3
Now 6 5 1
RE
1990 8 3 5
Now 9 3 6
R Signals
1990 11 3 8
Now 11 4 7
Infantry
1990 39 10 29
Now 36 4 32
RAMC
1990 8 5 3
Now 8 6 2
RLC
1990 8 2 6
Now 8 3 5
REME
1990 1 1
Now 5 2 3

Summary of TA Commanding Officers
Arm or service Total TA Regt's TA CO Reg. CO
UOTC
1990 19 5 14
Now 19 7 12
Totals
1990 105 34 71
Now 109 37 72

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