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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-01-05more like thismore than 2024-01-05
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence remove filter
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Army 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, if he will publish a list of the (a) brigades, (b) regiments and (c) supporting units in (i) 1 and (ii) 3 Division. more like this
tabling member constituency Bournemouth East remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
uin 7842 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-01-10more like thismore than 2024-01-10
answer text <p>The below table shows the organisational structure of 1 (UK) Division and 3 (UK) Division as at January 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Supporting units (c) have been indicated with an asterisk.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="9"><p><strong>1 (UK) Division</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4 Light Brigade Combat Team</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7 Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11 Security Force Assistance Brigade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19 Light Brigade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8 Engineer Brigade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>102 Operational Sustainment Brigade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*Divisional Information Manoeuvre Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*1 Royal Military Police Group</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion Parachute Regiment</p></td><td><p>Light Dragoons</p></td><td><p>Royal Scots Dragoon Guards</p></td><td><p>3<sup>rd</sup> Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>Queen’s Own Yeomanry</p></td><td><p>20 Works Group Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p>7 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p></td><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion Royal Yorks</p></td><td><p>1 Regiment Royal Military Police</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3<sup>rd</sup> Regiment Parachute Regiment</p></td><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Scots Guards</p></td><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Irish Guards</p></td><td><p>Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry</p></td><td><p>36 Regiment Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p>2 Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers</p></td><td><p>37 Signal Regiment</p></td><td><p>3 Regiment Royal Military Police</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles</p></td><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Grenadier Guards</p></td><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Royal Yorks</p></td><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment</p></td><td><p>4<sup>th</sup> Battalion Royal Yorks</p></td><td><p>39 Regiment Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p>101 Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers</p></td><td><p>1 Military Intelligence Battalion</p></td><td><p>Special Operations Unit</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Battalion Royal Irish</p></td><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Coldstream Guards</p></td><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment</p></td><td><p>3<sup>rd</sup> Battalion The Rifles</p></td><td><p>4<sup>th</sup> Battalion Duke of Lancaster Regiment</p></td><td><p>62 Works Group Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p>150 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p></td><td><p>5 Military Intelligence Battalion</p></td><td><p>Military Provost Staff Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4<sup>th</sup> Battalion Parachute Regiment</p></td><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles</p></td><td><p>4<sup>th</sup> Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>4<sup>th</sup> Battalion Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment</p></td><td><p>6<sup>th</sup> Battalion Rifles</p></td><td><p>63 Works Group Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p>158 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 Para Regiment Royal Horse Artillery</p></td><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion The Rifles</p></td><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment</p></td><td><p>Outreach Group</p></td><td><p>8<sup>th</sup> Battalion Rifles</p></td><td><p>65 Works Group Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p>159 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23 Regiment Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p>103 Regt Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>4 Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>6<sup>th</sup> Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>66 Works Group Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13 Air Assault Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p></td><td><p>154 Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>105 Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>7<sup>th</sup> Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>71 Regiment Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16 Medical Regiment</p></td><td><p>102 Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers</p></td><td><p>32 Regiment Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion Royal Irish</p></td><td><p>1 Military Working Dogs</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Path Finders</p></td><td><p>75 Regiment Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p>1 Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3<sup>rd</sup> Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment</p></td><td><p>11 EOD Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>216 Signal Squadron</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>6 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>28 Regiment Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3 Medical Regiment</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>29 EOD and Search Regiment Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>33 Regiment Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>35 Regiment Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>101 Regiment Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>3 (UK) Division</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>12 Armoured Brigade Combat Team</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20 Armoured Brigade Combat Team</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 Deep Recce Strike Brigade Combat Team</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>101 Operational Sustainment Brigade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*7 Signal Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*25 Close Support Engineer Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*Multi-Domain Operations Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*7 Air Defence Group</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>King’s Royal Hussars</p></td><td><p>Royal Dragoon Guards</p></td><td><p>Royal Lancers</p></td><td><p>10 Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment</p></td><td><p>1 Signal Regiment</p></td><td><p>21 Regiment Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p>4 Military Intelligence Battalion</p></td><td><p>12<sup>th</sup> Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Tank Regiment</p></td><td><p>Queen’s Royal Hussars</p></td><td><p>Household Cavalry Regiment</p></td><td><p>151 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p></td><td><p>3 Signal Regiment</p></td><td><p>22 Regiment Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p>7 Military Intelligence Battalion</p></td><td><p>106<sup>th</sup> Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Wessex Yeomanry</p></td><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers</p></td><td><p>Queen’s Dragoon Guards</p></td><td><p>27 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p></td><td><p>15 Signal Regiment</p></td><td><p>26 Regiment Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>16<sup>th</sup> Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion The Mercian Regiment</p></td><td><p>5<sup>th</sup> Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers</p></td><td><p>Royal Yeomanry</p></td><td><p>156 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p></td><td><p>71 Signal Regiment</p></td><td><p>Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4<sup>th</sup> Battalion The Mercian Regiment</p></td><td><p>5<sup>th</sup> Battalion The Rifles</p></td><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Regiment Royal Horse Artillery</p></td><td><p>157 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Royal Welsh</p></td><td><p>7<sup>th</sup> Battalion The Rifles</p></td><td><p>104 Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>5 Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3<sup>rd</sup> Battalion Royal Welsh</p></td><td><p>3<sup>rd </sup>Battalion Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment</p></td><td><p>3<sup>rd</sup> Regiment Royal Horse Artillery</p></td><td><p>103 Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers</p></td><td><p>1 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p></td><td><p>101 Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p></td><td><p>3 Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers</p></td><td><p>5<sup>th</sup> Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 Medical Regiment</p></td><td><p>1 Medical Regiment</p></td><td><p>19<sup>th</sup> Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>26<sup>th</sup> Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>6 Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>100 Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Wells more like this
answering member printed James Heappey more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-01-10T15:12:14.483Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-10T15:12:14.483Z
answering member
4528
label Biography information for James Heappey more like this
tabling member
1487
label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
1665413
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-10-17more like thismore than 2023-10-17
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence remove filter
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Army 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 planned personnel strength of the British Army in the next five years is. more like this
tabling member constituency Bournemouth East remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
uin 202929 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-10-23more like thismore than 2023-10-23
answer text <p>As confirmed in the refresh of the Defence Command Paper, the Army is adjusting to its planned strength of 73,000 until 2025. This will then remain the Army’s indicative planned strength for the next five years.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Wiltshire more like this
answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-10-23T13:52:58.58Zmore like thismore than 2023-10-23T13:52:58.58Z
answering member
1466
label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
tabling member
1487
label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
1471664
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-20more like thismore than 2022-06-20
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence remove filter
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Army 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 Order of Battle is of the British Army. more like this
tabling member constituency Bournemouth East remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
uin 21117 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-06-28more like thismore than 2022-06-28
answer text <p>A breakdown of Army units by corps, is provided in the attached table. The units are listed in corps order of precedence and the table includes both reserve and regular units, including training regiments.</p><p>Under Future Soldier Plans, the Army is currently reshaping its structures. This means that some details will change as Future Soldier continues to be developed and implemented.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wells more like this
answering member printed James Heappey more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-06-28T09:53:46.333Zmore like thismore than 2022-06-28T09:53:46.333Z
answering member
4528
label Biography information for James Heappey more like this
attachment
1
file name 21117_Answer_Table_Order_Of_Battle (1).pdf more like this
title Order of Battle more like this
tabling member
1487
label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
1471871
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-20more like thismore than 2022-06-20
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence remove filter
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Army 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 recent assessment his Department has made of whether 72,000 regular army service personnel is sufficient to protect the UK both at home and abroad. more like this
tabling member constituency Bournemouth East remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
uin 21119 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-06-24more like thismore than 2022-06-24
answer text <p>Through Future Soldier, the Army will have a whole force of over 100,000 comprising of 73,000 Regular Service Personnel and 30,100 Army Reserves. This will deliver a modern force that is more integrated, agile, and lethal, fit for the threats of the future not the battles of the past.</p><p>The Army will be balanced to deliver right across the Defence spectrum: Protect the Homeland; Engage with allies and partners overseas; Constrain the aggressive activities of our adversaries; and Fight wars if required.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wells more like this
answering member printed James Heappey more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-06-24T09:08:47.53Zmore like thismore than 2022-06-24T09:08:47.53Z
answering member
4528
label Biography information for James Heappey more like this
tabling member
1487
label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
1471336
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-17more like thismore than 2022-06-17
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence remove filter
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Army 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 recent assessment he has made of the British Army's capability of engaging a near peer threat. more like this
tabling member constituency Bournemouth East remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
uin 20216 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-06-23more like thismore than 2022-06-23
answer text <p>The ability to conduct high-end warfighting remains at the core of the British Army, including remaining a leading contributor to the NATO alliance and the ability to field a warfighting Division.</p><p>In accordance with Defence's corporate governance structures and processes, the Army reports quarterly on its Performance against the goals and objectives set by the Defence Strategy and Defence Plan. The Army is always ready to fulfil the task of protecting the nation and holds various people, units and equipment at various levels of readiness.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wells more like this
answering member printed James Heappey more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-06-23T11:08:12.067Zmore like thismore than 2022-06-23T11:08:12.067Z
answering member
4528
label Biography information for James Heappey more like this
tabling member
1487
label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
1471337
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-17more like thismore than 2022-06-17
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence remove filter
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Army 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, with reference to levels of peer to peer conflict in Europe, if his Department will recommit to a strategic review of the Army doctrine. more like this
tabling member constituency Bournemouth East remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
uin 20217 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-06-27more like thismore than 2022-06-27
answer text <p>The Army has recently conducted a wholesale review of its doctrine that has brought the balance of its focus towards peer on peer conflict.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wells more like this
answering member printed James Heappey more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-06-27T14:52:35.2Zmore like thismore than 2022-06-27T14:52:35.2Z
answering member
4528
label Biography information for James Heappey more like this
tabling member
1487
label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
1470768
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-15more like thismore than 2022-06-15
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence remove filter
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Army 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, how many (a) infantry, (b) artillery, (c) armoured and (d) support battalions there were in the British Army as of 15 June 2022. more like this
tabling member constituency Bournemouth East remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
uin 18829 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-06-21more like thismore than 2022-06-21
answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of Battalions/Regiments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Regular</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infantry</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Artillery</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Armoured</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Support regiments and battalions are made up of Royal Engineers, Royal Signals, Army Air Corps, Royal Logistics Corps, Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and the Intelligence Corps.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Units without an operational output have been excluded. For example, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland which perform a purely ceremonial function, and training regiments such as 2 (Training) Regiment, Army Air Corps.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Army regiments/battalions in other TLBs, for example UK Strategic Command, have been included.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>This data is a single Service estimate and is not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</li></ol><p> </p>
answering member constituency Wells more like this
answering member printed James Heappey more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-06-21T13:02:35.313Zmore like thismore than 2022-06-21T13:02:35.313Z
answering member
4528
label Biography information for James Heappey more like this
tabling member
1487
label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this