§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list by county the number of REME officers and regulars recruited in each of the last three years [69328]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonThe information shown in the table reflects the numbers of REME officers and soldiers recruited through the various Army and Armed Forces Careers Offices in each county, in each of the last three years; it does not necessarily reflect individual's areas of origin.
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1996 1997 1998 County Officers Soldiers Officers Soldiers Officers Soldiers Northumberland 0 13 0 8 0 8 Nottingham 1 18 1 15 3 18 Oxford 1 5 0 7 0 5 Border Region 0 4 0 4 0 4 Central Region 0 11 0 15 0 10 Dumfries and Galloway 0 9 0 10 0 7 Fife 0 17 0 13 0 11 Grampian 0 8 1 6 0 8 Highland 0 11 0 14 0 9 Lothian Region 0 11 1 6 0 9 Strathclyde 2 59 1 64 0 62 Tayside 0 22 0 12 1 16 Shropshire 0 7 1 9 2 6 Somerset 0 16 1 14 1 9 Staffordshire 2 14 0 8 0 12 Suffolk 0 11 0 2 1 9 Surrey 1 5 1 5 0 4 Sussex 1 13 1 11 0 4 Tyne and Wear 0 52 1 31 0 27 Clwyd 0 13 0 7 1 13 Dyfed 0 4 0 6 0 4 Gwynedd 0 9 0 3 0 1 Mid Glamorgan 0 7 0 9 0 5 South Glamorgan 0 10 2 10 1 12 West Glamorgan 0 14 0 14 0 10 West Midlands 0 35 0 27 2 20 Warwickshire 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wiltshire 0 12 0 11 0 13 Yorkshire 1 85 2 85 3 97 Not recorded 0 31 0 10 0 12
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if HQ 101 Battalion REME was listed for closure in the first round of recommendations for the future of the Territorial Army proposed by HQ Land Command. [69346]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonI refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave him on 17 December 1998,Official Report, column 657.
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many REME regulars were recruited in the North West; how many REME recruits came from North Wales during each of the last five years; and how many of these were recruited via the cadets. [69329]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonThe information shown in the table reflects the numbers of REME soldiers recruited through Army and Armed Forces Careers Offices in the areas shown. It does not necessarily reflect individuals' areas of origin. The numbers shown as Ex-Cadet reflect those who are known to be former cadets and are included in the main total.
North West North Wales Year Numbers Ex-cadet Numbers Ex-cadet 1994 71 15 3 2 1995 115 21 28 8 1996 151 33 22 7 1997 109 15 10 2 1998 125 12 14 3 The regions used are those defined in the publication "Regional Trends" published by the Office for National Statistics.
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§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the cost to his Department of empty houses vacated by(a) officers and (b) other ranks moving from Chorley 101 REME to Queensferry. [69332]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonVacancies created by the departure of families moving with 101 Bn REME from the Preston area to North Wales are expected to be filled by families attached to other Army units in the Preston area. While there may, therefore, be some short term vacancies associated with this changeover, no costs in terms of long term voids are anticipated at this time.
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date TAVRA North West was consulted about the decision to transfer HQ 101 Battalion REME to Queensferry. [69317]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonThe North West Territorial and Auxiliary Volunteer Reserve Association were consulted on this proposal on 12 October, at a meeting held at Headquarters Land.