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1714528

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
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 he expects the Army to have stood up the Army Trials Unit.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	23987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>It is expected that the Army Trials Unit will be established in September 2024, and fully operational by January 2025. The Commanding Officer, in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, will be appointed in accordance with normal boarding protocols at the Army Personnel Centre in the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 23988 question first answered 08/05/2024 12:43:01 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1713690

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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 troops were serving in the British Army as of 24 April (a) 2010 and (b) 2024.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	23653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the Army Full Time Trained Strength as at 1 April 2010 and Army Full Time Trade Trained Strength as at 1 January 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>01 April 2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>01 January 2024</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Strength</strong></p></td><td><p>102,260</p></td><td><p>73,190</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Figures are published quarterly therefore figures have been supplied as at 01 January 2024 as these are the latest published stats in the public domain.</li><li>Full Time Trained Strength and Full Time Trade Trained comprises Trained UK Regular Forces, Trained Gurkhas and Full Time Reserve Service Personnel (FTRS).</li><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li><li>Names and definitions have been changed between 2010 and 2024 but figures are comparable.</li></ol> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 02/05/2024 09:29:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1712896

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
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 Full-Time Trade Trained Strength (FTTTS) of the Army is; and when he expects the Army's FTTTS to be reduced to 72,500.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	23034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2024, the Full-Time Trade Trained Strength (FTTTS) of the British Army was 73,190. The Army is continuing to implement <em>Future Soldier </em>which will see a Regular Army of 73,000 by 2025.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 25/04/2024 14:37:07 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1701605

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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 His Majesty's Government what is the (1) establishment, and (2) personnel strength, of each of the battalions of the Foot Guards, broken down by (a) commissioned officers, (b) senior non-commissioned officers, and (c) other ranks.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL3836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the Trade Trained Regular Army Personnel within Foot Guard Battalions serving at Regimental Duty by Paid Rank, as at 1 January 2024.</p><p> </p><p>I am withholding part (1) regarding the workforce requirement (establishment) as disclosure would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the British Army.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Paid Rank</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Grenadier Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Coldstream Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Scots Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Irish Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Welsh Guards</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 530 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 490 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 540 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 390 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 410 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commissioned Officers</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officers</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Non-Commissioned Officers</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Junior Non-Commissioned Officers</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Privates</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Analysis Army</p><p> </p><p>Table notes/caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The 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>The figures only include personnel with a parent Arm / Service of Infantry serving at Regimental Duty within the specified Battalions. All other Infantry personnel who are not serving within a Foot Guard Battalion have been excluded from these figures. Figures also exclude any attached Arms serving with the Battalion.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Figures exclude service personnel on the resilience margin.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Senior Non-Commissioned Officers include all personnel with a Paid Rank of Staff Sergeant and Sergeant. Junior Non-Commissioned Officers include all personnel with a Paid Rank of Corporal and Lance Corporal.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="5"><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="6"><li>Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="7"><li>Public Duties Companies have been included (1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Grenadier Guards includes Nijm Coy (PDIC), 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Coldstream Guards includes 7 Coy (PDIC), 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Scots Guards includes F Coy (PDIC) and 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Irish Guards includes 9 and 12 Coys (PDIC).</li></ol> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 30/04/2024 11:17:58 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1684054

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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 (a) infantry, (b) artillery, (c) armoured and (d) support battalions there were in the Army on 1 January in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The table below show the formations of the Army from 2016-2023. This was extracted from the Government website (Table 6 for the Army):</p><p><a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F6509625922a783001343e83f%2FUK_Armed_Forces_Equipment_and_Formations_2023_tables.xlsx&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">UK_Armed_Forces_Equipment_and_Formations_2023_tables.xlsx (live.com)</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Land Formations of UK Armed Forces </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Combat Role and arm/corps</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Combat Forces</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>62</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Infantry</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>46</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>46</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Battalions</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Battalions</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Royal Armoured Corps</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Combat Support Forces</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>62</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>62</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>62</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>64</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>64</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>66</strong></p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Royal Artillery</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Royal Engineers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Royal Signals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Intelligence Corps</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Combat Service Support</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>71</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>71</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>71</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>66</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>66</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>66</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>62</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Battalions</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Battalions</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Royal Logistic Corps </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Royal Army Medical Corps</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Royal Military Police</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Corps, Division &amp; Brigade HQ</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> NATO Corps HQ</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Division / District HQ</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deployable</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-deployable</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Brigade HQ</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deployable</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-deployable</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 30/01/2024 18:12:50 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1683322

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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 Army personnel there have been on average in each year since 2000.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	10473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>British Army</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Navy and Royal Marines</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>109,600</p></td><td><p>42,800</p></td><td><p>54,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>109,200</p></td><td><p>42,100</p></td><td><p>53,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>110,100</p></td><td><p>42,600</p></td><td><p>52,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>112,000</p></td><td><p>41,400</p></td><td><p>53,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>112,100</p></td><td><p>40,700</p></td><td><p>53,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>108,800</p></td><td><p>39,800</p></td><td><p>51,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>107,200</p></td><td><p>39,200</p></td><td><p>47,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>105,900</p></td><td><p>38,800</p></td><td><p>45,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>104,610</p></td><td><p>38,410</p></td><td><p>43,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>106,890</p></td><td><p>38,350</p></td><td><p>43,520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>107,740</p></td><td><p>38,650</p></td><td><p>43,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>105,940</p></td><td><p>37,480</p></td><td><p>42,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>103,820</p></td><td><p>35,500</p></td><td><p>39,710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>98,630</p></td><td><p>33,860</p></td><td><p>36,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>90,390</p></td><td><p>33,160</p></td><td><p>35,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>85,590</p></td><td><p>32,670</p></td><td><p>33,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>84,700</p></td><td><p>32,480</p></td><td><p>33,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>83,000</p></td><td><p>32,470</p></td><td><p>33,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>80,590</p></td><td><p>32,460</p></td><td><p>32,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>78,800</p></td><td><p>32,500</p></td><td><p>32,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>79,290</p></td><td><p>32,960</p></td><td><p>32,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>81,720</p></td><td><p>33,890</p></td><td><p>33,220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>80,060</p></td><td><p>33,750</p></td><td><p>33,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>76,950</p></td><td><p>32,590</p></td><td><p>31,940</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats</p><p> </p><ol><li>The Average Strength of the UK Regular Forces was calculated on a yearly basis by taking the mean of the corresponding strengths reported on a quarterly basis - e.g for the year 2010, the average was calculated from the strengths as at 1 Jan 2010, 1 Apr 2010, 1 Jul 2010 and 1 Oct 2010.</li><li>UK Regulars comprise full time Service Personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel, Gurkhas, mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), High Readiness Reserve (HRR) and Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) personnel. Unless otherwise stated, figures include trained and untrained personnel.</li><li>Due to the lack of data available for the 1 Jan 2000 strengths, the strengths were estimated via linear interpolation between the known strengths as at 1 Apr 1999 and 1 Apr 2000. Essentially we assume the strengths change linearly from 1 Apr 1999 to 1 Apr 2000, to estimate the strength as at 1 Jan 2000. As such the averages calculated for the year 2000 include an estimated figure, making the calculated average an estimate.</li><li>UK Regular Forces strength figures used in the Average Strength calculations in the period 1 Apr 1999 - 1 Jan 2007 (apart from the 1 Jan 2000 strength discussed in caveat 3) were taken from historic &quot;UK Armed Forces Quarterly Press Releases&quot; which can be accessed here: <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20140116145335/http:/www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/personnel/military/quarterly-personnel-report" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20140116145335/http://www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/personnel/military/quarterly-personnel-report</a></li><li>UK Regular Forces strength figures used in the Average Strength calculations in the period 1 Apr 1999 – 1 Oct 2023 were taken from the Joint Personnel Administration system (JPA).</li><li>The Average Strength in the year 2000 has been rounded to the nearest 100 to reflect the fact that an estimate was used in the calculations (see caveat 3).</li><li>Figures from the years 2001 - 2007 have been rounded to the nearest 100. This is due to rounded figures being used to calculate the Average Strengths.</li><li>Figures from the year 2008 onwards have been rounded to the nearest 10 in line with disclosure control policy. Figures ending in 5 are rounded to the nearest 20 to avoid systematic bias.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 10474 10475 question first answered 25/01/2024 15:41:15 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1679375

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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 publish a list of the (a) brigades, (b) regiments and (c) supporting units in (i) 1 and (ii) 3 Division.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	7842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 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 answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 10/01/2024 15:12:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1670439

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the operational readiness and viability of the UK’s Warfighting 3rd Division.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Ladyton
uin	HL343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>Warfighting capability remains the cornerstone of deterrence and the bedrock of a world-class British Army. The 3rd (UK) Division is at the heart of this, able to manage a multi-domain battle in ever greater depth; designed to act with NATO and capable of providing a framework for Allies.</p><p> </p><p>The Army constantly keeps its warfighting capability under review, and regularly assesses the adequacy of its readiness. It is embracing the ever-changing global landscape and ensuring that it will be more capable against peer adversaries and integrated with our NATO Allies and partners.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 29/11/2023 16:49:56 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	620 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton

1669036

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
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, with reference to page 12 of the Land Industrial Strategy, what his planned timetable is for publishing a comprehensive 20-year investment plan for land capabilities.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	1042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>As outlined in the Land Industrial Strategy, the Army is committed to ensuring industry is kept up to date on the Army’s approach to its strategic balance of investment, with a brief just taking place on 15 November and the next brief scheduled for November 2023 and January 2024. These routine updates will continue to ensure our industry partners understand any changes resulting from departmental budget and planning cycles.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 20/11/2023 11:30:33 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1665413

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
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 planned personnel strength of the British Army in the next five years is.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	202929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 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> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 23/10/2023 13:52:58 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood