§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the strength against requirement is of each regiment of the British Army. [147960]
§ Mr. IngramThe information is not held centrally in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, details on the current trained Regular Army manning state by Arms and Service as at 1 December 2003 are shown in the table.
Arms/Service Requirement Strength Household Cavalry/Royal Armoured Corps 5,975 5,885 Royal Artillery 8,330 7,815 Royal Engineers 9,160 8,790 Royal Signals 8,635 8,580 Infantry 26,185 25,830 Army Air Corps 2,105 1,820 Royal Army Chaplains Department 165 145 Royal Logistics Corps 16,205 15,200 Royal Army Medical Corps 2,920 2,645 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 10,370 9,635 Adjutant General Corps (Provost) 2,075 2,055 AGC (Stall Personnel Support) 4,645 4,615 AGC (Education and Training Corps) 315 320 AGC (Army Legal Service) 95 90 Royal Army Veterinary Corps 190 175 Small Arms School Corps 145 150 Royal Army Dental Corps 420 405 Intelligence Corps 1,410 1,335 Army Physical Training Corps 455 425 General List — — Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps 1,035 800 Corps of Army Musicians 1,155 1,025 — = zero or rounded to zero. Notes:
1. The trained requirement for individual Arms and Service Directors is derived from the Regular Army strength requirement (excluding Gurkhas and FTRS), which is published in DASA's Tri-Service Monthly Publication (TSP) 3.
All figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.