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Written question asked by Lord Newby (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Drayson (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 November 2006.

Armed Forces: Trained Strength

Question
What is the current trained strength of (a) regular; and (b) reserve personnel in (i) the Army; (ii) the Royal Navy; and (iii) the Royal Air Force; and how many in each category are planned to be abroad on 15 December 2006.
Answer

Figures for the trained strength can be found in Tri Service Publication 1 (TSP 1 ). TSP 1 is a monthly publication and copies are held in the Library of the House and can also be found at www.dasa.mod.uk. The most recent publication shows data as at 1 September 2006.

Figures for the Regular and Volunteer Reserve forces at1 September 2006
Naval Service1,2 Arm RAF4,5
Regular Reserve 34,610 33,100 360
Volunteer Reserve 2,120 36,100 1,400
Source: DASA
1 Source of Naval Service data is Fleet—CMR
2 Figures for Naval Service are trained personnel only
3 Army Volunteer Reserve figures include Group A & B, Mobilised TA and Officer Training Corps, but excludes non-regular permanent staff and full-time reserve service (FTRS).
4 RAF Reserve (RAFR) figure is for active RAFR only, does not include those who have left the service and have reserve liability.
5 RAF figures include personnel serving on FTRS.
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
P denotes provisional

Due to the deployment and movement of personnel changing continuously, it is not possibleto say how many personnel will be abroad on15 December.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
8140; 686 c163-4WA
Session
2005-06
Related items
Armed Forces: Trained Strength
Wednesday, 6 December 2006
Written questions
House of Lords
Notes
Answer corrected on 6 December 2006 at 687 c140-1WA
Subjects
Army Deployment Air force Staff Navy Reserve forces
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk