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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-07-12more like thismore than 2018-07-12
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 remove filter
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Royal Regiment of Scotland remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
tabling member printed
Sir Nicholas Soames more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-07-17more like thismore than 2018-07-17
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 more like this
answering member printed Mark Lancaster more like this
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less than 2018-07-17T16:21:41.193Zmore like thismore than 2018-07-17T16:21:41.193Z
answering member
1544
label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton more like this
tabling member
116
label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching more like this