HC Deb 09 February 1999 vol 325 cc132-3W
Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the numbers of trained officers and soldiers currently serving in the Guards battalions by nationality. [69856]

Mr. Doug Henderson

The following figures are limited strictly to those personnel serving with their battalions. It does not cover officers or soldiers from the Foot Guards posted to units or establishments away from their battalions, staff, headquarters, diplomatic staff, or training organisations. Where no nationality is know it is categorised as No Nationality.

1 Grenadier Guards Nijmegan Coy Grenadier Guards 1 Coldstream Guards 7 Coy Coldstream Guards 1 Scots Guards F Coy Scots Guards 1 Irish Guards 1 Welsh Guards Total
Strength of all trained officers
English 31 4 29 3 28 3 33 25 156
Scottish — — 1 — 11 — 1 — 13
Welsh — — — — — — 2 8 10
British 1 1 2 — 1 1 2 — 8
N Irish — — — — — — 2 — 2
Manx — — 1 — — — 1 — 2
No Nationality 1 — — — — — — — 1
Indian — — — — — — 1 — 1
Channel Island — — 1 — — — — — 1
British/Irish Rep — — — — — — 1 — 1
Brit/US — — 1 — — — — — 1
Total 33 5 35 3 40 4 43 33 196
Strength of all trained soldiers
English 475 63 565 96 178 39 420 130 1,966
Welsh 3 1 4 — 6 — 8 407 429
Scottish 10 3 21 1 290 49 19 6 399
N Irish 2 — 3 — 3 — 148 1 157
British 11 — 13 1 14 3 9 9 60
Citizen Irish Rep 1 — — 1 — — 39 — 421
Irish Rep/Foreign — — — — — — 3 — 3
Irish Rep/Resident — — — — — — 3 — 3
British/Irish Rep — — — — — — 2 — 2
Manx — — — — — 1 1 — 2
Australian 2 — — — — — — — 2
British Hong Kong — — 1 — — — — — 1
New Zealander 1 — — — — — — — 1
Rhodesian 1 — — — — — — — 1
Trinidadian — — 1 — — — — — 1
Eireian — — — — — — 1 — 1
S African — — — — — 1 — — 1
Channel Islander 1 — — — — — — — 1
British/British Commonwealth — — 1 — — — — — 1
Brit Nat/Foreign Restr — — — — — — 1 — 1
Total 507 67 609 99 491 93 654 553 3,073

Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is(a) the establishment and (b) the current strength of each of the regiments in the Foot Guards; and if he will list each element of company strength serving with them, indicating where each battalion has soldiers attached to it from another battalion, which battalion they are from and in what numbers. [69855]

Mr. Doug Henderson

I will write to the hon. Member and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.