HC Deb 25 February 2002 vol 380 cc700-1W
Mr. Swayne

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the interval between six-month unaccompanied tours is for units; and if he will make a statement. [36828]

Mr. Ingram

The table shows the average interval between six-month unaccompanied tours broken down by individual corps over a 12-month period, as at 31 December 2001, the most recently available information.

Average tour intervals (as at 31 December 2001)
Arm Months
Royal Armoured Corps 15
Royal Artillery 49
Royal Engineers 24
Royal Signals 23
Infantry 18
Royal Logistic Corps 24
Average 24

Tour intervals are calculated on the basis of deployments of six months. The latest average unit tour interval in the Army is consistent with the Strategic Defence Review target of 24 months. However, there are variations between units within the Arms, with some units not achieving the SDR target.

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