Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 June 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 June 2009. It was answered by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Monday, 8 June 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Foreigners

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what percentage of personnel in each regiment of the Army were Commonwealth soldiers at the latest date for which figures are available.

Answer

Personnel data by regiment are not held in the format requested. However, the following Army figures provided are available.

Army/Service	Number¹ of personnel with a Commonwealth nationality	Percentage of personnel with a Commonwealth nationality
Total	6,380	6.8
Staff	0	0
HCAV/RAC	250	4.5
RA	635	8.8
RE	375	4.2
R SIGNALS	180	2.3
INF	1,725	7.4
AAC	100	4.8
RAChD	*	*
RLC	1,995	13.5
RAMC	230	78
REME	340	3.6
AGC (RMP)	20	1.2
AGC (SPS)	335	9.6
AGC (MPS)	*	*
AGC(ETS)	5	2.0
AGC(ALS)	*	*
AGC (Unknown)	5	12.8
RAVC	5	2.4
SASC	0	0
RADC	55	14.4
INT CORPS	*	*
APTC	*	*
QARANC	95	11.7
CAMus	10	1.5
GSC	0	0
LSL	*	*
No Value	0	0
¹ denotes provisional. Due to the ongoing validation of data on the Joint Personnel Administration System all Army data from 1 April 2007 are provisional and subject to review.
Notes:
1. Percentages have been calculated using a denominator that includes all trained regular strength with a known nationality. It therefore excludes FTRS and Gurkhas but includes those individuals who have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP.
2. Totals have been rounded to the nearest 10 for presentation purposes.
3. Data have been rounded to the nearest 5 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality
4. Data less than 5 have been suppressed and replaced with '*'.
5. Totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.

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