§ Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what(a) the official complement and (b) the actual numbers in post in the Army are, broken down by regiment and other section headings. [29468]
Current UKTAP manning state by arm/service at 1 December 2001 (including Gurkhas and full-time reserve service) Officers Soldiers Arm/service Liability Strength Liability Strength Staff 715 758 — — Household Cavalry/Royal Armoured Corps 861 815 5,011 4,915 Royal Artillery 1,062 1,020 7,439 6,947 Royal Engineers 1,139 1,107 7,662 7,417 Royal Signals 952 875 7,586 7,111 Infantry 2,766 2,786 23,971 22,675 Army Air Corps 459 411 1,309 1,319 Royal Army Chaplains Department 148 144 — — Royal Logistic Corps 1,653 1,583 15,022 13,152 Royal Army Medical Corps 882 661 2,040 1,869 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 875 817 9,856 8,360 Adjutant General Corps (Provost) 214 178 1,895 1,895 Adjutant General Corps (Staff Personnel Support) 488 441 4,345 4,036 Adjutant General Corps (Education and Training Corps) 335 315 — — Adjutant General Corps (Army Legal Service) 90 88 — — Royal Army Veterinary Corps 23 21 146 126 Small Arms Service Corps 31 30 112 122 Royal Army Dental Corps 149 127 271 240 Intelligence Corps 258 245 1,011 1,005 Army Physical Training Corps 50 50 354 362 General List — 1 — — Queen Alexandra Royal Army Nursing Corps 343 284 610 404 Corps of Army Music 35 36 1,120 993 Long Service List — — 638 577 Unallocated — 2 — — UKTAP total 13,528 12,795 90,398 83,525 Gurkhas 116 128 2,931 3,455 Full-time Reserve Service — 339 — 562 Whole Army total 13,644 13,262 93,329 87,542 Whole Army trained strength 100,804 Notes:
1. The officer strength figures exclude 105 mobilised reservists.
2.The soldier strength figures exclude 646 mobilised reservists.
3.The liability figures are based on the Manpower Planning Targets (MPT) for 2001.
4.Gurkha liability does not include an addback against UKTAP undermanning of 409 or 22 non-established posts (two officers and 20 soldiers).