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Mr. Spellar
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current establishment of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards; and what is its nominal strength. [40293]
Mr. Soames
The establishment of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards is 558. The current strength of the battalion—on 1 September—is 475, although some 25 of these are currently detached on other duties or training. In an operational emergency, most of those detached soldiers could return to regimental duty.