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Marines: Manpower

Volume 457: debated on Monday 19 February 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personnel were serving in the Royal Marines on 1 April in each year from 1997 to 2006. (119258)

The following table provides the strength figures for Royal Marines at 1 April each year from 1997 to 2006.

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Total

6,700

6,840

6,750

6,750

6,970

7,010

7,260

7,240

7,350

7,430

Officers

700

690

690

670

670

710

730

740

750

770

Trained

590

600

570

600

580

590

610

650

660

680

Untrained

110

90

120

70

80

120

120

80

90

90

Other ranks

6,000

6,150

6,060

6,080

6,300

6,300

6,530

6,510

6,600

6,660

Trained

5,470

5,410

5,300

5,380

5,530

5,540

5,720

5,850

5,750

5,790

Untrained

530

740

770

690

770

760

810

650

850

880