Written question asked by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Monday, 2 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 November 2009. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 November 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Armed Forces: Deployment
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what deployments have been made by each battalion of the infantry since 1997; and what the intervals were between each tour.
- Answer
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Historical data to support the calculation of the average tour interval for each battalion or regiment of the Infantry since 1997 is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.The following table shows the last operational Tour Interval for each Infantry unit as at 1 November 2009, based on the unit's last two operational tours to Iraq, Afghanistan, the Balkans, Northern Ireland or Cyprus.
Latest Information Previous Information Unit deployed/Infantry End date Last operational deployment (as a unit) Start date Previous operational deployment (as a unit) End date Last unit tour interval (months) 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards — Afghanistan October 2009 Afghanistan October 2007 24 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards — Afghanistan October 2009 Afghanistan October 2007 24 1st Battalion Scots Guards May 2007 Iraq December 2007 Iraq April 2005 31 1st Battalion Irish Guards November 2007 Iraq June 2007 Northern Ireland March 2004 38 1st Battalion Welsh Guards October 2009 Afghanistan April 2009 Balkans April 2007 24 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland¹ May 2008 Iraq December 2007 Iraq May 2006 17 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland September 2008 Afghanistan April 2008 Iraq December 2005 28 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland October 2009 Afghanistan April 2009 Iraq January 2005 51 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland November 2008 Iraq June 2008 Iraq May 2006 25 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland September 2008 Afghanistan April 2008 Balkans October 2005 29 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment May 2009 Iraq December 2008 Iraq December 2006 24 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment June 2005 Iraq January 2005 Northern Ireland December 2003 12 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers November 2008 Iraq June 2008 Iraq May 2006 25 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers October 2009 Afghanistan April 2009 Northern Ireland November 2003 64 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment October 2007 Afghanistan May 2007 Iraq October 2005 18 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment November 2008 Iraq June 2008 Iraq October 2006 20 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment² May 2008 Iraq December 2007 n/a — — 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment² — Cyprus (Theatre Reserve Battalion) July 2009 Iraq April 2008 27 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment May 2009 Iraq December 2008 Iraq May 2007 18 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment — Afghanistan October 2009 Afghanistan April 2008 18 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment May 2005 Iraq December 2004 — — 49 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh — Afghanistan October 2009 Cyprus (TRB) April 2007 18 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh — Afghanistan October 2009 Iraq November 2007 23 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment May 2007 Iraq December 2007 Iraq October 2004 37 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment October 2009 Afghanistan April 2009 Afghanistan November 2007 16 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment April 2007 Iraq November 2006 Iraq October 2005 12 1st Battalion The Rifles³ March 2009 Afghanistan October 2008 Iraq November 2006 23 2nd Battalion The Rifles October 2009 Afghanistan April 2009 Iraq May 2007 23 3rd Battalion The Rifles — Afghanistan October 2009 Iraq February 2007 19 4th Battalion The Rifles November 2007 Iraq June 2007 Balkans October 2001 67 5th Battalion The Rifles May 2009 Iraq December 2008 Iraq December 2006 24 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment September 2008 Afghanistan April 2008 Iraq December 2005 28 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment September 2008 Afghanistan April 2008 Iraq April 2006 24 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment September 2008 Afghanistan April 2008 Afghanistan October 2006 18 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Regiment March 2008 Afghanistan October 2007 Balkans March 2006 18 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Regiment March 2009 Afghanistan October 2008 Afghanistan October 2005 37 ¹ 1 RS and 1 KOSB amalgamated to form 1 SCOTS in August 2006. 1 SCOTS deployed for the first time as a formed unit to Iraq in December 2007. ² 1 KORBR, 1 KINGS and QLR amalgamated in July 2006 to form 1 LANCS and 2 LANCS. Due to the nature of this amalgamation it is not representative to carry forward the unit deployments of 1 KORBR, 1 KINGS and QLR to 1 LANCS and 2 LANCS. ³ 1 RGBW and 1 DDLI amalgamated in March 2007 to form 1 RIFLES. 1 RIFLES has deployed for the first time as a formed unit in October 2008 on Herrick 9. Note: The deployments listed are by units, defined as a regiment deploying with a regimental headquarters and more than two manoeuvre sub-units for four months or more. The average Tour Interval is 26 months. The Army's Harmony Guidelines recommend that Army units achieve 24 months between each six-month operational tour. Whilst there are necessary exceptions for certain trades and units, the situation continues to improve and we are generally succeeding in this aim.
Secondary information
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- Reference
- 499 c400-2W; 297900
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- 2008-09
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- Armed forces Army Deployment
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