§ Lord Carverasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish in the Official Report a table, broken down between men and women, setting out the current strength of the regular Army, excluding Gurkhas and part-time members of the Royal Irish Regiment and showing (a) total numbers; (b) trained manpower; (c) numbers in Northern Ireland; and (d) numbers in Bosnia.
§ The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Gilbert)(a) Total numbers broken down by gender, excluding Gurkhas and part-time members of the Royal Irish Regiment, part-time personnel at 1 April 1997 are:
Male Female Total 104,640 6,932 111,572 (b) Trained Manpower broken down by gender, excluding Gurkhas and part time members of the Royal Irish Regiment.
Male Female Total 94,864 5,655 100,519 (c) Personnel serving in Northern Ireland broken down by gender, excluding Gurkhas and part time members of the Royal Irish Regiment.
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Male Female Total 12,610 754 13,364 (d) Personnel serving in Bosnia broken down by gender, excluding Gurkhas and part time members of the Royal Irish Regiment.1
Male Female Total 4,338 484 4,822 1 Figures for personnel serving in Bosnia include 890 males and 99 female TA personnel who are categorised as Regular soldiers when they are called upon to serve on operational deployment.