§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Marines, (c) Army and (d) RAF personnel are stationed in Scotland, (i) in total and (ii) in each location; and if he will make a statement. [86383]
§ Dr. MoonieThe number of United Kingdom Regular personnel as at 1 April 2002 is given as follows. These figures include both trained and untrained personnel. They exclude FTRS, Gurkhas, Reserves mobilised for duty, and members of the Royal Irish Home Service. From these figures it is not possible to separate the Royal Marines from the Royal Navy figures.
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Total UK regular personnel in Scotland as at 1 April 2002 Naval Service1 Army RAF Scotland 4,670 3,710 5,870 City of Aberdeen — 10 — Aberdeenshire 0 0 360 Angus 710 100 — Argyll and Bute 3,690 0 — City of Dundee 10 40 — City of Edinburgh 0 1,350 30 Falkirk 0 — 0
Total UK regular personnel in Scotland as at 1 April 2002 Naval Service1 Army RAF Fife 130 30 1,290 City of Glasgow 20 1,250 20 Highland — 510 10 Inverclyde 10 0 0 Midlothian 0 360 0 Moray 0 — 4,020 North Ayrshire 0 — — Perthshire and Kinross 0 40 0 Renfrewshire 0 — — Shetland Islands 0 0 30 South Ayrshire 100 — 100 Stirling 0 10 0 West Lothian 0 — 0 Cornhaire nan Eilean Siar 0 — — 1 These figures include both Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel 2 Figures under 5 have been suppressed and all other figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. —denotes figure is 5 or under, and has therefore been suppressed to avoid disclosure.