(2) what the (a) current and (b) establishment infantry manning levels are, broken down by (i) division and (ii) battalion.
Establishment figures for the Infantry are not generally compiled in terms of regiment (the description of the organisation beyond a single cap badge). The following table shows the currently recorded strengths and establishments of the Infantry by battalion, the fighting unit, and Infantry Division but does not include those members of the regiment serving outside the battalion.
Battalion 1Strength Establishment Footguards 2,540 2,920 1 Grenadier Guards 540 570 1 Coldstream Guards 540 570 1 Scots Guards 470 640 1 Irish Guards 490 570 1 Welsh Guards 500 570 Scots Div 12,790 2,930 1 Royal Regiment of Scotland 1700 570 2 Royal Regiment of Scotland 1500 570 3 Royal Regiment of Scotland 1560 570 4 Royal Regiment of Scotland 1550 640 5 Royal Regiment of Scotland 1480 590 Queen’s Div 3,140 3,560 1 Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment 490 640 2 Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment 520 570 1 Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 550 640 2 Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 480 570 1 Royal Anglian Regiment 580 600 2 Royal Anglian Regiment 530 560 King’s Div 12,960 3,500 1 Yorkshire Regiment 1510 570 2 Yorkshire Regiment 1470 570 3 Yorkshire Regiment 1510 600 1 Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment 1500 590 2 Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment 1590 620 3 Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment 1400 560 Prince of Wales Div 12,360 2,970 1 Cheshire Regiment 1460 570 1 Royal Welsh Regiment 1460 570 2 Royal Welsh Regiment 1470 640 1 Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment 1490 560 1 Staffordshire Regiment 1480 640 Light Div 13,060 3,510 1 Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, Light Infantry 1490 590 1 Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment, Light Infantry 1450 560 1 Light Infantry 1570 640 2 Light Infantry 1520 570 1 Royal Green Jackets 1490 570 2 Royal Green Jackets 1530 600 Para 1,460 1,760 1 Parachute Regiment 460 580 2 Parachute Regiment 480 590 3 Parachute Regiment 520 590 1 Royal Irish Regiment 450 590 1 Royal Ghurkha Regiment 20 20 2 Royal Ghurkha Regiment 20 20 1 provisional, as some records are currently being updated to reflect recent and planned divisional and regimental Infantry changes. Notes: 1. The establishment figures refer to the number of posts within a battalion that may be filled by Infantry personnel (officers and soldiers). Therefore, it excludes posts that are filled by attached personnel of other Arms and Services such as chefs, clerks, etc. Establishments will also vary depending on the particular role of a battalion; for example, Armoured Infantry battalions have larger establishments than light role Infantry battalions. 2. Strength figures include members of the Regiment serving with the battalion i.e. 2 Parachute Regiment (2 Para) includes Para personnel posted to 2 Para, it does not include other Infantry serving with the 2 Para or Para personnel posted away from the regiment. Strength figures also exclude attached Arm/Services. 3. The Guards Division strengths and establishments exclude the Public Duty Companies. 4. Figures are for trained Infantry Officers and Soldiers and include Infantry Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel serving with the battalions. 5. Royal Ghurkha Regiment figures are for the Regular Army Officers (UK Personnel) only and do not include the Ghurkhas. 6. Strength and Establishment figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. Totals are rounded separately and therefore may not equal the sum of their parts.