§ Mr. Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the approved complement was of the Territorial Army Reserve in(a) May 1979 and (b) May 1997. [60859]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonThe Territorial Army established as of 1 May 1997 was 59,000 posts, excluding Non Regular Permanent Staff. Establishment figures for the year 1979 are not available as records of that time only detail the strength of the TA, which was 59,400 in May 1979.
§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the impact his announcement on the future of the TA will have on manpower levels in Chelmsford. [61887]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonThere are currently 136 Territorial Army posts in Chelmsford. The restructuring of the TA will reduce this figure to 120.