Written question asked by Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 5 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 November 2003. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 November 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the percentage shortfall of personnel is in each service of the Armed Forces. - Includes table.

Answer: Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the percentage shortfall of personnel is in each service of the armed forces. [137487] Mr. Ingram: The percentage deficit of Full Time Trained personnel against the Trained Requirement for each Service at 1 September 2003 are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Service Deficit (percentage) All services 3.0 Naval services 2.8 Army 3.6 Royal Air Force 1.9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. These figures include trained United Kingdom Regular Forces, Full Time Reserve Service personnel and trained Gurkhas. They exclude trained personnel in the Royal Irish Regiment (Home Service, full and part time), Gibraltar Permanent Cadre and mobilised reservists.

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