§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the TA infantry units which were committed to a role in Germany prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall; and if he will state the Field Force, Brigade or Division of 1 BR Corps to which they were assigned. [44839]
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Cost of territorial army infantry battalions 1997–98 £million Unit 1997–98 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Welsh Fusiliers 0.994 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) 1.06 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire 1.091 4/5th Battalion The Green Howards (Alexandra Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment) (Yorkshire Volunteer) 0.796 4th (Volunteer) Battalion The Parachute Regiment 1.393 6th (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment 0.992 6th Northumberland Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 1.207 7th Battalion The (Durham) Light Infantry 0.976 7th (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment 0.991 4th (Volunteer) Battalion The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment 2.301 6th Battalion the Light Infantry (Volunteer) 2.435 2nd (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Gloucester Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment 1.43 5th (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Green Jackets 1.793 5th (Volunteer) Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment 1.82 6/7th (Volunteer) Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment 2.087 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's) 2.027 4th (Volunteer) Battalion The Queen's Lancashire Regiment 2.078 4th (Volunteer) Battalion The Kings Own Border Regiment 1.213 5/8th (Volunteer) Battalion the King's Regiment 2.225 5th (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 2.003 5th Battalion The Light Infantry (Volunteer) 2.126 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Cheshire Regiment 1.992 2nd (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Regiment of Wales 2.208
§ Dr. ReidThe Territorial Army infantry units committed to a role in Germany in 1989, prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall, are shown in the table.
Territorial Army Infantry Unit Formation 4RGJ 1 Armd Div (7 Armd Bde) 4 Para 1 Armd Div (Div tps) 10 Para 1 Armd Div (Div tps) 15 Para 1 Armd Div (Div tps) 1/51 Highland 4 Armd Div (11 Armd Bde) 2/51 Highland (Milan Pln) 4 Armd Div (11 Armd Bde) 1/52 Lowland (Milan Pln) 4 Armd Div (11 Armd Bde) 5 Queens 4 Armd Div (20 Armd Bde) 5/8 Kings (Milan Pln) 4 Armd Div (20 Armd Bde) 3 RRW (Milan Pln) 4 Armd Div (20 Armd Bde) 6 RRF 2 Inf Div (15 Inf Bde) 1 Y&C 2 Inf Div (15 Inf Bde) 2 Yorks 2 Inf Div (15 Inf Bde) 7 Li 2 Inf Div (15 Inf Bde) 8 Li 2 Inf Div (15 Inf Bde) 5 R Anglian 2 Inf Div (49 Inf Bde) 7 R Anglian 2 Inf Div (49 Inf Bde) 3 Staffords 2 Inf Div (49 Inf Bde) 5 Li 2 Inf Div (49 Inf Bde) 5 RRF 2 Inf Div (49 Inf Bde) 5 RGJ 2 Inf Div tps/Corps tps 4 R Irish (Milan Pln) 2 Inf Div tps 5 R Irish (Milan Pln) 2 Inf Div tps 4QLR 2 Inf Div tps/Corps tps 4 WFR Corps tps
§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of each Territorial Army battalion in 1997–98. [43643]
§ Dr. ReidThe 33 Territorial Army infantry battalions are set out in the following list, together with their identifiable costs for the year 1997–98. The figures given are manpower costs only, and include the costs of TA, Regular and Civilian staff employed at the units; other costs incurred are not separated from wider Army financial provision and cannot therefore be directly attributed to particular TA units.
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Cost of territorial army infantry battalions 1997–98 £ million Unit 1997–98 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2.044 4th (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Green Jackets 2.067 10th (Volunteer) Battalion The Parachute Regiment 2.206 The London Regiment 2.143 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Highlanders (Seaforths Gordons and Camerons) 2.173 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) 2.053 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion The Black Watch Regiment (The Royal Highland Regiment) 1.851 7/8th (Volunteer) Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princes Louise's) 2.034 The Lowland Volunteers 2.148 4/5th (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Irish Rangers 2.504
§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what evaluation he has made of the role assigned to TA infantry units operating alongside regular units in the BAOR prior to the collapse of the Berlin Wall. [44840]
§ Dr. ReidThe Strategic Defence Review has examined the current and future strategic situation, seeking to identify our future defence tasks and the necessary force mix of both Regular and Reserve Armed Forces to meet those tasks. It would be of only limited value to review a historical allocation of roles and units within a setting which is no longer relevant.