§ Mr. BrazierTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the latest manning figures for the infantry, listed by regiment and regional divisions. [36636]
§ Dr. ReidThe total trained officer and soldier Infantry strengths, broken down by regional Divisions, as at 1 February 1998, is detailed in the table:
Strength Regional Division Household 3,522 Scottish 3,674 Queens 3,953 Kings 4,047 Prince of Wales 4,681 Light 2,676 Parachute 1,999 Royal Irish 691 Brigade of Gurkhas 2,510 Total 27,753 The soldier strengths broken down by Divisions and down to Infantry unit levels are detailed in the following table. The figures show only those soldiers serving at Regimental Duty with their Battalions.
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Strength Household Division 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards 427 N Company, Grenadier Guards 99 1 st Battalion, Coldstream Guards 570 7 Company, Coldstream Guards 104 1st Battalion Scots Guards 427 F Company, Scots Guards 90 1st Battalion, Irish Guards 471 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards 500 Total 2,688 Scottish Division 1st Battalion, Royal Scots 1429 1st Battalion, Royal Highland Fusiliers 524 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers 486 1st Battalion, Black Watch 465 1st Battalion, Highlanders 490 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 516 Total 2,910 Queens Division 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment 1408 2nd Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment 494 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 535 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 600 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian 485 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian 577 Total 3,099
Strength Kings Division 1st Battalion, The King's Own Royal Border Regiment 578 1st Battalion, The King's Regiment 498 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wale's Own Regiment 504 1 st Battalion, The Green Howards 574 1st Battalion, The Queen's Lancashire Regiment 506 1st Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment 524 Total 3,184 Prince of Wales Division 1st Battalion, The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment 553 1st Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment 501 1st Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers 507 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Wales 477 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucester, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment 527 Gloucester, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment 634 1st Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment 1st Battalion Staffordshire Regiment 500 Total 3,699 Light Division 1st Battalion, The Light Infantry 495 2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry 531 1st Battalion, The Royal Green Jackets 464 2nd Battalion, The Royal Green Jackets 570 Total 2,060 The Parachute Regiment 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment 482 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment 1 432 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment 463 Total 1,377 Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment 433 Total 433 The Gurkhas 1st Royal Gurkha Rifles 667 2nd Royal Gurkha Rifles 770 Total 1,437 1 The Battalions marked thus also have a Gurkha Reinforcement Company, comprising 100 Gurkhas, on their strength. A similar breakdown for the 2,791 Infantry officers could not be provided without disproportionate cost as this information is not held centrally.