§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many light guns are on issue to the British Army; and to which units they have been issued; [174448]
(2) how many Territorial Army batteries have a full complement of the light gun; [174449]
(3) how many automatic positioning systems for the light gun have been issued; and to which batteries; [174450]
(4) how many (a) Regular and (b) Territorial Army batteries have a full complement of automatic positioning systems allocated to their light guns; and how many are using dial sights. [174451]
§ Mr. Ingram136 guns have been issued to those units designated Light Gun Units, as shown in the table.
Serial Unit Guns fitted with APS Guns without sights Saluting Guns 1 7 Para RHA Aldershot 18 — — 2 29 Cdo Regiment RA Plymouth/Arbroath 18 — — 3 100 Regiment RA(V) Luton 14 — — 4 103 Regiment RA(V) Liverpool 12 — — 5 BF Falkland Islands 8 — — 6 RSA Larkhill 18 — — 7 ESTRA Larkhill 1 — — 8 SEME Bordon 1 2 — 9 BATSU Wainwright Canada 6 — — 10 BATU Kenya 6 — — 11 HAC London 4 — 4 12 40 Regiment RA Topcliffe 6 — — 14 104 Regiment RA(V) Cardiff — — 4 15 105 Regiment RA(V) Newtownards — — 3 16 105 Regiment RA(V) Edinburgh — — 6 17 Royal Gibraltar Regt — — 4 18 Defence Academy — 1 — Total 112 3 2