HC Deb 17 September 2004 vol 424 cc1887-8W
Ann Winterton

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the recruiting levels were for the regiments in the(a) Queen's, (b)King's, (c) Prince of Wales and (d) Light Divisions over the past three years for (i) officers and (ii) other ranks. [188797]

Mr. Caplin

The following tables show the numbers of officers and other ranks enlisted into the Queen's, King's, Prince of Wales' and Light Divisions for the last three financial years (April-March).

Officers

These figures show the regiments joined by officers once their training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst had been completed.

Queens Division
Financial Year 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
The Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment 6 10 12
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 14 10 8
The Royal Anglian Regiment 7 9 10

Kings Division
Financial Year 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
The King's Own Royal Border Regiment 4 7 5
The King's Regiment 2 3 4
The Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Yorkshire 4 4 3
The Green Howards 2 9 5
The Queen's Lancashire Regiment 3 4 4
The Duke of Wellington's Regiment 5 5 2

Prince of Wales' Division
Financial Year 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment 4 6 3
The Cheshire Regiment 1 9 1
The Royal Welch Fusiliers 1 6 5
The Royal Regiment of Wales 1 4 8
The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment 6 8 4
The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment 6 5 5
The Staffordshire Regiment 3 3 7

Light Division
Financial year 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
The Light Infantry 11 10 10
The Royal Green Jackets 10 8 11

Other Ranks

Infantry other ranks recruits are enlisted into a Division and not a Regiment. These enlistment figures are taken from the beginning of the training process. Some recruits may have changed employment and cap badge during training.

Financial year 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
Queen's Division 854 833 765
King's Division 733 733 595
Prince of Wales' Division 976 784 850
Light Division 590 588 464