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1627685

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
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 steps his Department has taken to reduce the size of the full-time British Army to 73,000 soldiers; and which regiments will be affected by this policy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	185055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is reviewing whether it is now right to reduce the Regular Army to 73,000, as planned under Future Soldier. That process is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>Through an adaptive approach, personnel numbers and force design are determined to ensure Defence remains threat-led and the Armed Forces remain ready to deter and defend the nation should they be called upon to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Any specific policy changes or updates required related to defence capability and force design will be determined once the update to the Defence Command Paper has concluded.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 185056 question first answered 18/05/2023 10:01:58 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1627686

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his policy on reducing the size of the full-time British Army to 73,000 soldiers on its ability to respond to global threats.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	185056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is reviewing whether it is now right to reduce the Regular Army to 73,000, as planned under Future Soldier. That process is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>Through an adaptive approach, personnel numbers and force design are determined to ensure Defence remains threat-led and the Armed Forces remain ready to deter and defend the nation should they be called upon to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Any specific policy changes or updates required related to defence capability and force design will be determined once the update to the Defence Command Paper has concluded.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 185055 question first answered 18/05/2023 10:01:58 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1602077

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
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, how many infantry there were in the army in (a) 2010, (b) 2015 and (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	160205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The below table shows the Army Regular Trade Trained Infantry personnel, as at 1 April 2010, 1 April 2015 and 1 April 2022.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2022</p></td><td><p>17,752</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>20,134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>24,945</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The decrease in infantry strength is relative to the overall strength of the British Army. Infantry personnel made up 25.4% of the Trade Trained Regular Army in April 2010, 25.3% in April 2015 and 24.2% in April 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Table notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Table 1 figures are for the Trade Trained Regular Army only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Officers of the paid rank of Colonel and above in the General Staff are excluded from these figures, regardless of late Arm/Service.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Other Ranks in Senior Soldier Continuity Posts are excluded from these figures, regardless of late Arm/Service.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Figures are for all Trade Trained Regular Army Infantry personnel, regardless of whether these personnel are serving at Regimental Duty. This may differ from published statistics which ask for Unit or Battalion information and only include personnel serving at Regimental Duty.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/03/2023 17:47:02 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1587141

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
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 the Army will have a warfighting division of 10,000 troops.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	148533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 127277 on 25 February 2022 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey). The British Army already has a warfighting Division, the 3rd (UK) Division, which has in excess of 10,000 troops</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/02/2023 12:54:05 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name UIN 127277 - Army.docx title Army
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1586376

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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 order of battle is of the 7th Infantry Brigade.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	146820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>The current structure of 7<sup>th</sup> Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team can be found at the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>7<sup>th</sup> Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion, the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4<sup>th</sup> Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion, the Rifles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4<sup>th</sup> Regiment, Royal Artillery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>105 Regiment, Royal Artillery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>32 Regiment, Royal Engineers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 Regiment, the Royal Logistic Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Army is currently reshaping its structures under <em>Future Soldier</em> plans. This means that some details will change as <em>Future Soldier</em> continues to be developed and implemented. The future structure of 7<sup>th</sup> Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team can be found on page 39 of the <em>Future Soldier</em> Guide: <a href="https://www.army.mod.uk/media/15057/adr010310-futuresoldierguide_30nov.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.army.mod.uk/media/15057/adr010310-futuresoldierguide_30nov.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/02/2023 12:51:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1586521

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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 he expects to be the duration of Operation Mobilise.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	146823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>Operation Mobilise is an acceleration of the most important parts of the 'Future Soldier' modernisation plan that was set out in 2021. It is also an articulation of the Army's bold ambition for the NATO New Force Model, an increased focus on readiness and combined arms training and a broader institutional renewal that creates the culture required to win when called upon. This work is ongoing and will continue until the Chief of the General Staff considers that the core aims have been delivered.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/02/2023 12:50:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1545067

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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 the average career length is for an infantry soldier who joins aged (a) under 18 and (b) 18 or above, including time spent in training.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	94700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>The average career length on outflow for Trade Trained Regular Army infantry soldiers who join aged 18 and under is nine years. For those who join aged 18 and above, the average career length is seven years. These figures have been rounded to the nearest completed year and are subject to available data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/11/2022 16:45:22 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1520500

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
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, whether he has any plans to reverse the reduction in Army numbers to 73,000 by 2025.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	60941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The 2021 Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper made clear that we must focus on capabilities rather than troop numbers. 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 Reserve.</p><p> </p><p>The Army is re-organising and re-equipping to face future threats, however, as the Secretary of State has stated, as the threat changes, we need to change with it. In line with the agile planning and delivery mechanisms developed following the Integrated Review, Defence will continue to review our capabilities and readiness levels accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>Any specific policy changes required for Defence will be determined once the Government's update of the Integrated Review has concluded.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/10/2022 14:29:42 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1520015

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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 assessment has he made of (a) the size of the Army's current stockpiles of artillery shells and (b) the Army's ability to fulfil the UK's NATO commitments to allies such as Estonia.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	59439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Army continually manages and reviews all of its stocks of weapons and munitions. Due to the classification of these assessments, it is inappropriate to give the detail in this forum.</p><p>We remain fully committed to collective defence through NATO and other multinational readiness forces, as demonstrated by our deployments to Estonia and the announcement, at the NATO Summit in Madrid, of the 1* UK Headquarters in Estonia.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/10/2022 12:32:50 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1471664

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
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 the Order of Battle is of the British Army.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	21117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 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> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/06/2022 09:53:46 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name 21117_Answer_Table_Order_Of_Battle (1).pdf title Order of Battle
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood