Written question asked by James Pawsey (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 March 1997. It was answered by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Monday, 17 March 1997 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: What was the strength of front line infantry for each of the last 10 years. - Table given for 1994 to 1997.

Answer: Mr. Pawsey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the strength of front-line infantry for each of the past 10 years. [20363] Mr. Soames: The figures for front-line infantry can be provided only for the past four years and are shown below. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Totals 1994 28,000 1995 26,000 1996 25,000 1997 24,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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