(2) what the (a) actual and (b) establishment figures are for each (i) regiment and (ii) battalion of the (A) Royal Engineers, (B) Royal Corps of Signals, (C) Royal Logistics Corps, (D) Royal Army Medical Corps and (E) Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
Strengths and establishment figures for these Arm/Services, broken down by regiment/battalion, are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. I am able to provide the strengths and liability for these Arm/Services as at 1 May 2006:
Full-time trained strength (including full-time reserve service (FTRS1) Liability2 Strength3 Strength as percentage of liability Arm/Service The Household Cavalry/Royal Armoured Corps 5,760 5,510 96 Royal Regiment of Artillery 7,510 7,300 97 Royal Corps of Engineers 9,180 8,790 96 Royal Corps of Signals 8,500 8,520 100 The Royal Logistics Corps 15,720 15,710 100 Royal Army Medical Corps 3,180 2,860 90 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 9,700 9,760 101 1 FTRS figures include full, limited and home commitment. 2 Based on Regular Army Liability (RAL 06). This liability is the Army target strength to be achieved by 1 April 2008, following the commencement of Northern Ireland Normalisation (NIN) and the implementation of the Future Army Structure (FAS). 3 As at 1 May 06 Notes: 1. Figures exclude Home Service battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment, mobilised reserves, Territorial Army and other reserves. 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.