§ Mr. SoamesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is(a) the establishment and (b) the actual strength, excluding attached troops, of the regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps. [28833]
§ Mr. Ingram[pursuant to the reply, 24 January 2002, c. 993W]: Owing to a coding error which excluded personnel not recorded against the main Unit Identification Number, eg Rear Party personnel, the establishment and strength of the regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps was incorrect. The correct figures are detailed in the table:
Regiment Establishment Strength Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment 324 312 Queens Dragoon Guards 358 384 Scots Dragoon Guards 451 390 9th/12thRoyal Lancers 358 354 2 Royal Tank Regiment 460 452 Royal Dragoon Guards 451 459 Household Cavalry Regiment 421 416 Queen's Royal Hussars 451 426 King's Royal Hussars 451 435 Light Dragoons 429 392 Queen's Royal Lancers 451 410 Joint Nuclear Biological and Chemical Regiment 200 196