§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total strength is of the Territorial Army; how many members of the Territorial Army(a) collected their bounty and (b) voluntarily left the service in each month since April; and if he will make a statement. [136597]
§ Mr. CaplinThe total strength of the Territorial Army as at September 2003 is 36,900. This includes 4,160 mobilised reservists. Information on those who have voluntarily left since April 2003 is shown in the table:
Voluntarily left the TA April 100 May 90 June 120 July 80 August 80 September 80 Note:
Data have been rounded to the nearest 10.
Information on the number of TA personnel who have collected their bounty is not yet available. I will write to the hon. Member once the data has been collated and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
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