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1462504

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the deployable strength of the Army (a) as of 12 May 2022 and (b) in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	1289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>Not all members of the Army are employed in deployable posts – those in staff roles or in training establishments, for example, would be included in the headline strength of the Army but would not be counted as deployable. Similarly, Reservists would not be included in the headline strength of the Army but many will be deployable if mobilised.</p><p> </p><p>The “deployable” strength of the Army is perhaps best captured by the strength of the Field Army, which is summarised as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Deployable strength within FD Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2022</p></td><td><p>45,178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2021</p></td><td><p>46,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2020</p></td><td><p>42,291</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>42,739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2018</p></td><td><p>42,391</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/05/2022 10:19:50 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1461078

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their plan to reduce the army troop size to 72,500 by the year 2025 still remains, as set out in their Defence in a Competitive Age command paper, published on 22 March 2021 and updated on 30 July 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Coaker
uin	HL43
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to reverse the decision to reduce the number of regular Army personnel to 73,000. The Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper made clear that we must focus on Defence capability rather than troop numbers in response to changing threats and priorities. The British Army will be more integrated and active, with a whole force of over 100,000 regulars and reservists, to address current and future threats.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to monitor the situation globally, including in Ukraine, and, in line with planning and delivery mechanisms developed following the Integrated Review, we will continue to review our capabilities and readiness levels accordingly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL44 question first answered 24/05/2022 16:04:14 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1461079

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to maintaining, rather than reducing, army size targets since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Lord Coaker
uin	HL44
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to reverse the decision to reduce the number of regular Army personnel to 73,000. The Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper made clear that we must focus on Defence capability rather than troop numbers in response to changing threats and priorities. The British Army will be more integrated and active, with a whole force of over 100,000 regulars and reservists, to address current and future threats.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to monitor the situation globally, including in Ukraine, and, in line with planning and delivery mechanisms developed following the Integrated Review, we will continue to review our capabilities and readiness levels accordingly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL43 question first answered 24/05/2022 16:04:14 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1434249

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timeframe is for the planned warfighting division to meet (a) initial and (b) full operating capability.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	127277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>The British Army already has a warfighting Division, the 3rd(UK) Divsion, with Challenger 2 and Warrior as its core capabilities. Future Soilder will see this Divsion modernised by 2030 with a variety of new capabilities built around a digitally networked combination of Ajax,Boxer, Challenger 3,AH64E, long range, precesion fires and un-crewed aeriel systems.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/02/2022 15:01:34 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1343909

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to remove any further army battalions once the 2nd Battalion Mercian Regiment has been amalgamated with the 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	27041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>There are no plans to remove any further regular Army battalions beyond the the amalgamation of the 1st and 2nd battalions of the Mercians as already announced.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/07/2021 16:43:01 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1327536

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence,with reference to the Command Paper 411 entitled Defence in a competitive age, published March 2021, which infantry battalion will be be deleted as part of his Department’s defence plans.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	6189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State said in his statement to the House on 22 March, the new structures planned for the Army will require fewer units. Therefore, 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment will be amalgamated with the 1st Battalion to form a new Boxer-mounted battalion.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 27/05/2021 10:29:29 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1317071

registered interest
date	21/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to deliver the proposed warfighting division.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	5147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>Warfighting already is, and will remain, the cornerstone of deterrence and the bedrock of the British Army. The plans announced by the Defence Secretary ensure that the Army will continue to have a warfighting division at its heart.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/05/2021 14:26:57 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1304704

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	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the number of full-time army personnel is planned to be higher than that of US Special Operations Command.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	172899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>Yes. As the Defence Secretary said in the House on Monday 22 March, the future regular trained strength of the British Army will be 72,500. USSOCOM develops and employs multi-domain capability with a personnel count of nearly 70,000 consisting of military (regular and reserve) and civilian staff. Direct comparisons do not truly reflect the different purpose and value provided by the two forces.</p><p>In an era of robotics and artificial intelligence, we need to stop thinking about the strength of the Army simply in terms of numbers and focus on how best it can achieve what we ask of it. The Army will be leaner, lighter, faster to respond and more effectively matched to current and future threats. It will be integrated across domains, with allies in NATO, and beyond. It will be ever more globally engaged, with an increasing number of soldiers supporting Special Operations and amplifying the performance of partner forces.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/03/2021 12:20:35 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1301227

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the balance of officers and soldiers in the British Army.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	166333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The overall structure of the Army (Officers and Soldiers) is reviewed every five years and we are currently in the midst of the latest quinquennial review.</p><p> </p><p>As at 1 January 2021, the Trade Trained Regular Strength, which does not include Gurkhas or Full-Time Reserves, was 72,639. This is comprised of:</p><p> </p><p>Trade Trained Regular Officer Strength of 12,256 (16.9%)</p><p>Trade Trained Regular Soldier Strength of 60,383 (83.1%)</p><p> </p><p>These figures are part of the Armed Forces Personnel statistics, which are published quarterly and can be found on gov.uk at the following link <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fquarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2021&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSimon.Kinsey630%40mod.gov.uk%7C78222f9155a14a6f76b208d8e7d46516%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637514246692970237%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=LdHDi4EV8WFVxLrd3eXkKLr5A8hyzZzuFqg9%2Bxe3mmc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2021</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 15/03/2021 17:10:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1300746

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the strength is of each (a) English, (b) Scottish, (c) Welsh, (d) Irish and (e) Gurkha battalion.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	165484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>The table below shows the Trade Trained Regular strength of English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish Infantry and Royal Armoured Corps regiments, and Infantry Gurkha strength as at 1 January 2021.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>English</p></td><td><p>10,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scottish</p></td><td><p>3,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welsh</p></td><td><p>1,540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Irish</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Gurkha Rifles</p></td><td><p>1,690</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The above figures are for Infantry and RAC only and include all members within the regiment regardless of whether they are serving at regimental duty.</li><li>Figures provided are for Trade Trained Regular and Infantry Gurkhas only and the figures do not include Reserves.</li><li>Regimental data has been provided as opposed to battalion, in order to capture the c.4200 who are not working at regimental duty.</li><li>All Officers of Paid Rank Colonel and above are included in Staff regardless of late Arm/Corps and have therefore been excluded from the figures.</li><li>The above Regular figures only include those regiments that are considered English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish. Those who are not associated to a specific country are not included.</li><li>All other regiments within the RAC are not wholly related to any one country due to historical mergers.</li><li>The Royal Gurkha Rifles figure includes both GURTAM and Regular Army Officers.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes, numbers ending in ‘5’ have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to present systematic bias.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 16/03/2021 10:12:37 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart