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Written question asked by Gerald Howarth (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 October 2009. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Monday, 12 October 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Army: Deployment

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many and what proportion of personnel in the Army are deployable;
Answer

The Army collates deployability figures for its deployable elements only, not its total trained strength.The following table provides the information requested on a quarterly basis since March 2007. Figures before that date are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Date Number of personnel within deployable units Number of deployable personnel Percentage of personnel deployable
March 2007 70,140 63,365 90.3
June 2007 70,100 63,650 90.8
September 2007 68,030 62,020 91.2
December 2007 67,355 61,000 90.6
March 2008 70,230 64,130 91.3
June 2008 69,700 63,780 91.5
September 2008 72,780 65,640 90.2
December 2008 73,240 65,950 90.0
March 2009 73,735 66,400 90.1
June 2009 76,800 68,930 89.8
Note:
Personnel numbers are rounded to the nearest 10; percentages to one decimal point.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
497 c419W; 289981
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Army Deployment
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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