§ Mr. KeetchTo 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. ChaplinAs 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