§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many women officers there are in the(a) Army, (b) Navy and (c) Royal Air Force, broken down by rank;[137340]
(2) how many women other ranks there are in the (a) Army, (b) Navy and (c) Royal Air Force, broken down by rank. [137341]
§ Mr. CaplinI refer my hon. Friend to the Tri-Service Publication 9 'UK Regular Forces Rank Structure', a copy of which is held in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he last published the armed forces monthly manning state; and when it will next be published. [137729]
§ Mr. CaplinI refer the hon. Member to Tri-Service Publication (TSP) 1: "UK Regular Forces Strengths and Changes", and Tri-Service Publication (TSP) 3: "UK Armed Forces Strengths and Requirements".
These are both available in the House of Commons Library and are updated on a monthly basis.
TSP 1 and 3 for 1 September 2003 were published on 10 October 2003. The 1 October 2003 issues are due for publication between 6 and 20 November 2003.