§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made in the creation of the sixth AS90 regiment; and if he will make a statement. [117497]
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Regiment Trained strength UKTAP1 liability Location 1 SG (Scots Guards) 555 620 Ballykinler F COY SG (Scots Guards) 120 108 London 1 RS (Royal Scots) 493 620 Colchester 1 RHF (Royal Highland Fusiliers) 626 670 Fallingbostel 1 KOSB (Kings Own Scottish Borderers) 563 620 Cyprus 1 BW (Black Watch) 516 620 Fort George 1 HLDRS (The Highlanders) 515 667 Catterick 1 A&SH (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) 608 620 Edinburgh Scots Dragoon Guards 432 511 Fallingbostel 1 The figures are for UK trained army personnel only, and exclude locally employed personnel, Royal Irish (Home Service) personnel, full time reserve service personnel, and Gurkhas.
§ Mr. Spellar[holding answer 3 April 2000]: 19 Regiment Royal Artillery completed its conversion to AS90 by 19 November last year. It is currently in Colchester, with two batteries, and the current plan is that it will move to Larkhill in 2003–04 when two further batteries currently in Germany will bring the Regiment up to full strength.