Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 December 2005. It was answered by Lord Touhig (Labour) on Monday, 6 February 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Territorial Army

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the strength is of the territorial army in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Lancashire and (e) Chorley; and how many posts are vacant.

Answer: The information is not held centrally in the format requested. Official strength figures for the Territorial Army (TA) are collated for the United Kingdom and not its constituent nations, counties or towns. As at 1 December 2005, the total strength of the TA was 37,430 against an establishment of 41,610."Notes:" This figure includes 1,180 mobilized personnel and 5,750 members of the Officer Training Corps but excludes 1,070 Non Regular Permanent Staff. Full Time Reserve Service personnel are also excluded The figures have been rounded to the nearest 10

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 442 c835W;442 c835W; 38266
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Armed forces Staff Scotland Reserve forces Wales Vacancies Territorial Army Lancashire Chorley
Contains statistics: Yes
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