§ Lord Redesdaleasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many members of the Territorial Army completed (a) their annual camp commitments; and (b) their minimum man training days commitments; in each of the last three years. [HL1585]
§ Lord GilbertThis information is not readily available in the format requested. However, the number of TA personnel who achieved their bounty in training years 1996–97 and 1997–98 was as follows:
1996–97 1997–98 Officer 4,546 4,377 Soldier 30,543 29,028 Total 35,089 33,405 To qualify for the bounty, an individual should normally complete both the annual camp and the minimum training day commitment. Figures for 1995–96 are no longer held on computer and the printed records are incomplete.