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Sir Teddy Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the present manpower strength of Her Majesty's (a) Royal Air Force, (b) Navy and (c) Army; and what percentage of full manning these figures represent. [9202]
Dr. Reid
The trained strengths of the regular Armed Forces as at 1 June 1997, the latest figures available, were as follows;
| Number | |
| (a) Royal Air Force | 53,769 |
| (b) Naval Service (RN and RM)1 | 41,368 |
| (c) Army12 | 101,372 |
| 1 Excludes Locally Entered Personnel. | |
| 2 Includes trained Gurkha strength but excludes Royal Irish Regiment (Home Service). | |
(a) 95 per cent.; (b) 97 per cent.; and (c) 95 per cent. of the trained requirement.