HC Deb 03 March 2004 vol 418 c959W
Mr. Keetch

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the(a) establishment and (b) strength of all ranks above major in the Army; and if he will make a statement. [154489]

Mr. Chaplin

As at January 2003, the liability for officers over the rank of Major in the Army is:

Number
Lt. Col. 1,579
Col. 546
Brig. 175
Maj. Gen. 27
Lt. Gen. 5
Gen. 2

The information requested on strengths of all ranks over major in the army is contained in Tri-Service publication 9, a copy of which is in the Library of the House.

Army
Exercise
Grand Prix1 Mono Prix2 Sharp Point3 Pineapple4 Oakapple5 Crabappleb6
1999 3 1 1 1 1 1
2000 3 1 1 1 1 1
2001 3 1 1 1 1 1
2002 2 1 1 1 1 1
2003 2 0 0 1 0 1
Total number of exercises 13 4 4 5 4 5
Duration of each exercise (weeks) 6 6 6 6 6 6
Approximate number of personnel involved in each 700 140 140 120 140 45
1 A battalion exercise
2 A company exercise
3 A squadron level primary healthcare exercise
4 A squadron level explosive ordnance clearance exercise
5 A squadron level engineer construction exercise
6 A troop level engineer construction exercise