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date	23/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Reserve
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people there are in the Army Reserve in (1) Wales, (2) Scotland, (3) Northern Ireland, and (4) England.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL17415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>As at 1 April 2019, there were an estimated 1,720 Reserve personnel stationed in Wales, 4,140 in Scotland, 1,950 in Northern Ireland and 21,440 in England.</p><p>These figures are based on stationed locations, and not on residence or nationality.</p><p>Figures are taken from the Future Reserve 2020 population, which consists of Group A Army Reserves, some Sponsored Reserves and those personnel serving on Full Time Reserve Service contracts who were previously Army Reservists.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/08/2019 12:10:19 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

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date	25/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Reserve
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the size of the Territorial Army in 1998; what is the current size of the trained strength of the Army Reserve; what assessment they have made of whether the number of reservists is adequate; and if the number is not adequate, what steps they will take to increase the number of reservists.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The number of Army Reserves under Future Soldier is optimal for forecasted future demands. Under Future Soldier plans, the Army Reserve will grow and better integrate with the Regular Army, and the British Army will become a whole force of over 100,000 regulars and reservists.</p><p> </p><p>The total strength of the Territorial Army Group A (trained and untrained) as of 1 April 1998 was 51,100. In line with published statistics, the following table shows the strength of the Army Reserve as of 1 January 2022:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>FR20 Strength 01 January 2022 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Trained</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Untrained</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>29,400</p></td><td><p>26,200</p></td><td><p>3,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserve Group A</p></td><td><p>27,600</p></td><td><p>24,400</p></td><td><p>3,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserve Group C</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FTRS (Volunteer Reserve)</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>The way the Army Reserve strength is measured has changed over time and Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) did not exist in 1998. The 51,100 therefore compares to the Group A Trained and Untrained Strength of 27,600 in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/06/2022 12:19:34 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1583099

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Reserve
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the target size for the number of personnel in the trained strength of the army reserve force; what is the total figure for trained strength of the reserve; and how many recruits there are in each arm or corps of the army reserve.
tabling member printed	Lord Colgrain
uin	HL5299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>As at 1 October 2022, the Army Reserve had a trained strength of 23,030. It is planned to grow to 30,100 under Future Soldier plans, of which c.3,000 will be untrained personnel.</p><p> </p><p>The below table shows a breakdown of recruits, i.e. untrained personnel, in the Army Reserve, as at 01 October 2022:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Arm / Service</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yeomanry</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Regiment of Artillery</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corps of Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Corps of Signals</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infantry</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Air Corps</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Army Chaplains’ Department</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Royal Logistic Corps</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Army Medical Corps</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjutant General’s Corps, Staff &amp; Personnel Support</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjutant General’s Corps, Provost Branch</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjutant General’s Corps, Educational and Training</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjutant General’s Corps, Army Legal Services Branch</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Army Veterinary Corps</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Small Arms School Corps</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Army Dental Corps</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intelligence Corps</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Army Physical Training Corps</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Service Corps/General List</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Others</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Analysis (Army)</p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Table 1 figures are for Army Reserve Group A only. Group A is a subset of Volunteer Reserves and includes Mobilised Volunteer Reserves, High Readiness Reserves and OTC support &amp; training staff (it excludes Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS), Additional Duties Commitment (ADC), Volunteer Ex-Regular Reserve (VeRR), Non-Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), and Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI).</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Trained figures include all personnel who are Basic Trained. Untrained figures include all personnel who are undergoing Basic Training.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>&quot;Others&quot; include Group A personnel serving with UOTC units and those who have yet to be allocated an Arm/Service on the Joint Personnel Administrative System (JPA).</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>The data has been rounded to the nearest 10 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality. &quot;-&quot; denotes zero or rounded to zero.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 15/02/2023 14:50:08 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4596 label Biography information for Lord Colgrain