§ 24. Mr. FlightTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current strength of the Army; and what was its strength in March 1999. [113712]
§ Mr. SpellarThe current strength of UK Trained Army Personnel as at 1 February 2000, the latest figures available is 96,607. This represents an increase of some 147 personnel over the comparable figure for March 1999 of 96,460.