To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the latest manning figures for the infantry, listed by regiment and regional divisions. [36636]
The total trained officer and soldier Infantry strengths, broken down by regional Divisions, as at 1 February 1998, is detailed in the table:
| Strength | |
| Regional Division | |
| Household | 3,522 |
| Scottish | 3,674 |
| Queens | 3,953 |
| Kings | 4,047 |
| Prince of Wales | 4,681 |
| Light | 2,676 |
| Parachute | 1,999 |
| Royal Irish | 691 |
| Brigade of Gurkhas | 2,510 |
| Total | 27,753 |
| Strength | |
| Household Division | |
| 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards | 427 |
| N Company, Grenadier Guards | 99 |
| 1 st Battalion, Coldstream Guards | 570 |
| 7 Company, Coldstream Guards | 104 |
| 1st Battalion Scots Guards | 427 |
| F Company, Scots Guards | 90 |
| 1st Battalion, Irish Guards | 471 |
| 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards | 500 |
| Total | 2,688 |
| Scottish Division | |
| 1st Battalion, Royal Scots | 1429 |
| 1st Battalion, Royal Highland Fusiliers | 524 |
| 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers | 486 |
| 1st Battalion, Black Watch | 465 |
| 1st Battalion, Highlanders | 490 |
| 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders | 516 |
| Total | 2,910 |
| Queens Division | |
| 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal | |
| Regiment | 1408 |
| 2nd Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal | |
| Regiment | 494 |
| 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers | 535 |
| 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers | 600 |
| 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian | 485 |
| 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian | 577 |
| Total | 3,099 |
| Strength | |
Kings Division
| |
| 1st Battalion, The King's Own Royal Border Regiment | 578 |
| 1st Battalion, The King's Regiment | 498 |
| 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wale's Own Regiment | 504 |
| 1 st Battalion, The Green Howards | 574 |
| 1st Battalion, The Queen's Lancashire Regiment | 506 |
| 1st Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment | 524 |
| Total | 3,184 |
Prince of Wales Division
| |
| 1st Battalion, The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment | 553 |
| 1st Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment | 501 |
| 1st Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers | 507 |
| 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Wales | 477 |
| 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucester, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment | 527 |
| Gloucester, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment | 634 |
| 1st Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood | |
| Foresters Regiment | |
| 1st Battalion Staffordshire Regiment | 500 |
| Total | 3,699 |
Light Division
| |
| 1st Battalion, The Light Infantry | 495 |
| 2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry | 531 |
| 1st Battalion, The Royal Green Jackets | 464 |
| 2nd Battalion, The Royal Green Jackets | 570 |
| Total | 2,060 |
The Parachute Regiment
| |
| 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment | 482 |
| 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment | 1 432 |
| 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment | 463 |
| Total | 1,377 |
Royal Irish Regiment
| |
| 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment | 433 |
| Total | 433 |
The Gurkhas
| |
| 1st Royal Gurkha Rifles | 667 |
| 2nd Royal Gurkha Rifles | 770 |
| Total | 1,437 |
1 The Battalions marked thus also have a Gurkha Reinforcement Company, comprising 100 Gurkhas, on their strength. | |
A similar breakdown for the 2,791 Infantry officers could not be provided without disproportionate cost as this information is not held centrally.