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1306383

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Regiment of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel there were in the Royal Regiment of Scotland on 1 January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	176038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2020, there were 1,970 Army personnel in the Royal Regiment of Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:<br></p><ol><li>Figures provided by Defence Statistics (Army).</li><li>Figures are for Trade Trained Regulars only.</li><li>The above figures are for Infantry only.</li><li>The above figures include all members within the Regiment regardless of whether they are serving at Regimental Duty.</li><li>All Officers of Paid Rank Colonel and above are included in Staff regardless of late Arm/Corps and therefore have been excluded from the figures.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes.</li></ol> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/04/2021 10:53:21 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1304639

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Regiment of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel there are in the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	173166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2021, there were 2,060 Army personnel in the Royal Regiment of Scotland.</p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><ul><li>Figures provided by Defence Statistics (Army).</li><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes.</li><li>Figures are for Trade Trained Regulars only.</li><li>The above figures are for Infantry only.</li><li>The above figures include all members within the Regiment regardless of whether they are serving at Regimental Duty.</li><li>All Officers of Paid Rank Colonel and above are included in Staff regardless of late Arm/Corps and therefore have been excluded from the figures.</li></ul> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/03/2021 11:48:52 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1141907

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Regiment of Scotland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government by how much the battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland are under strength.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL17451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The current strength against workforce requirement for the battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland can be found in the table.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Strength and workforce requirement of the battalions of The Royal Regiment of Scotland:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>The Royal Regiment of Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Strength</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Workforce Requirement</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regular Battalions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>267</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>620</p></td><td><p>743</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Reserve Battalions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (incl. band)</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>51st Highland, 7th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (incl. band)</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>468</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> <strong>Notes/Caveats: </strong></strong></p><p> </p><p>Strength figures have been provided by Defence Statistics, whilst Workforce Requirement is a single service estimate.</p><p> </p><p>Regular battalions will include some Trained Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) (Full Commitment).</p><p> </p><p>Reserve battalions will include Trained FTRS (Home Commitment), FTRS (Full Commitment), Trained Volunteer Reservists and some Regular personnel.</p><p> </p><p>The Highland and Lowland bands are included with the Reserve battalions.</p><p><br>Strength figures have been rounded to the nearest 10; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/08/2019 12:15:05 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

939911

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Regiment of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Order of Battle is of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	163481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>The units that form the Royal Regiment of Scotland are:</p><ul><li>The Royal Scots Borderers 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</li><li>The Royal Highland Fusiliers 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</li><li>The Black Watch 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</li><li>The Highlanders 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</li><li>Balaklava Company, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</li><li>52nd Lowland 6th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</li><li>51st Highland 7th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</li></ul> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/07/2018 15:18:37 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

939912

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Regiment of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the manpower establishment by rank and number is of each battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland; and what the manpower shortfall is for each such battalion.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	163482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the establishment and strength of each battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Regimental Duty Establishment</p></td><td><p>Regimental Duty Strength</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>567</p></td><td><p>441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>567</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland are a mechanised infantry Battalion</p></td><td><p>637</p></td><td><p>486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (Reserve)</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>304</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (Reserve)</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>328</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p>Current strengths have been provided by Defence Statistics, establishment figures are a single source estimate.</p><p> </p><p>Regular figures are for trade trained Army and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from Gurkha Trained Adult Manpower to UK Trained Adult Population.</p><p>Reserve figures are for trained FR20 Army only. The FR20 population consists of Group A Army Reserves, some Sponsored Reserves and those personnel serving on FTRS contracts who were previously Army Reservists.</p><p>Regimental duty is defined as personnel serving in a regimental unit, for example, in the 1st Battalion.</p><p>Establishment and strength data do not include attached personnel from other arms and corps, nor do they include personnel at extra regimental employment in posts away from their parent unit.</p><p> </p><p>Defence does not routinely publish establishment and strength data in further detail as to do so would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/07/2018 16:21:41 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

846890

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Regiment of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new recruits joined the Regiment of Scotland during 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	129064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Untrained Regular and Future Reserves 2020 soldier intake for the Royal Regiment of Scotland during 2016/2017 and for the period 1 April 2017 to 31 December 2017 (the latest figures available).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1 April – 31 December 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Inflow</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Future Reserves 20 Inflow</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes/Caveats:</strong></p><p> </p><p>Regular Inflow figures show untrained soldier intake from civil life. Individuals may transfer to another regiment before finishing their training or may leave the Army before completing training.</p><p> </p><p>Officer Cadets are not allocated a Regiment on inflow to Sandhurst, and therefore have been excluded from the data tables.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 129065 question first answered 27/02/2018 14:27:51 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

846891

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Regiment of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new recruits have joined the Regiment of Scotland in 2018 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	129065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Untrained Regular and Future Reserves 2020 soldier intake for the Royal Regiment of Scotland during 2016/2017 and for the period 1 April 2017 to 31 December 2017 (the latest figures available).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1 April – 31 December 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Inflow</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Future Reserves 20 Inflow</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes/Caveats:</strong></p><p> </p><p>Regular Inflow figures show untrained soldier intake from civil life. Individuals may transfer to another regiment before finishing their training or may leave the Army before completing training.</p><p> </p><p>Officer Cadets are not allocated a Regiment on inflow to Sandhurst, and therefore have been excluded from the data tables.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 129064 question first answered 27/02/2018 14:27:51 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

723112

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Regiment of Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many contact coupons were distributed by battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	71545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>No information is held on the number of contact coupons, also known as &quot;Expressions of Interest&quot; forms, that the Royal Regiment of Scotland has distributed since 2014.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/04/2017 10:30:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

510194

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Regiment of Scotland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 8 February (HL5631), what measures they are taking to address the shortfall of personnel in (1) the regular, and (2) the reserve, battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL7400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>The Army continues to offer exciting opportunities to young people. Over 7,800 new recruits joined the regular Army in financial year 2014-15 with intake increasing during financial year 2015-16, up to 29 February 2016 7,260 have joined the army of which, 175 Regulars and 140 Reserves have joined the Battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.</p><p>There are two national recruitment campaigns currently running. The Army's 'A Better You' for soldiers continues throughout 2016. After a principal focus on Regulars between June and March there will be a special emphasis on reserve-specific recruiting in April to June, September to October and January to February 2017. 'A Better You' will continue through the year with the reserve message forming an important aspect of the overarching campaign.</p><p>The Army's current officer recruiting campaign, 'With Heart. With Mind', is aimed at attracting potential officer candidates into regular and reserve service. 'With Heart. With Mind' will have a specific emphasis on reserve officers during the period of March to July 2016, and again in November.</p><p>The national campaigns continue to be supported by regional level efforts. During financial year 2015-16 there were over 2,000 community engagement events in Scotland and nearly 300 targeted recruitment events.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 21/04/2016 15:45:47 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem