HC Deb 10 January 2002 vol 377 cc960-1W
Mr. Swayne

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will state the(a) strength and (b) establishment of the Coldstream Guards; [24569]

(2) if he will state the strength and the establishment of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment; [24916]

(3) what the (a) establishment and (b) strength is of the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment. [25467]

Mr. Ingram

The establishments and actual strengths for the Coldstream Guards, the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment and the Worcestershire and Sherwood Forester's Regiment as at 1 November are shown in the table.

Establishment strength Actual strength
Coldstream Guards 609 604
1st Battalion of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment 669 602
2nd Battalion of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment 667 613
Worcestershire and Sherwood Forester's Regiment 610 597

The establishments and actual strengths for the regiments above include the cap-badge strength as well as attached personnel from other Corps who are supporting the regiments in their current location.