§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the present shortfall is in army personnel. [144800]
§ Mr. CaplinThe strengths and requirements of the Army are available in Tri-Service Publication (TSP) Number 3 entitled UK "Armed Forces Strengths and Trained Requirements"
A copy of the publication is available in the House of Commons Library.
The most recent copy contains details as at 1 November 2003.
§ Mr. SoamesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the current deployed strength is of(a) Queen's Royal Hussars, (b) 1st Battalion, The Light Infantry,(c) 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Wales, (d) 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, (e) 1st Battalion, The Royal Scots, (f) 26 Regiment Royal Artillery and (g) 35 Engineer Regiment. [144130]
§ Mr. IngramAs at 11 December 2003, the deployed strength of the above units was as follows:
Unit Deployed strength Queen's Royal Hussars 517 1st Battalion, The Light Infantry 773 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Wales 556 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment 516 1st Battalion, The Royal Scots 330 26 Regiment, Royal Artillery 490 35 Engineer Regiment 668