(2) how many Territorial Army units based in the West Midlands have taken part in military operations in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq, either as units or by sending individual personnel;
(3) what percentage of Territorial Army personnel based in the West Midlands have previously served in the armed forces full-time.
The Territorial Army (TA) units based in the West Midlands are listed as follows:
The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry
210 Battery Royal Artillery
214 Battery Royal Artillery
125 Field Squadron Royal Engineers
301 Troop Independent Commando Squadron Royal Engineers
35 Signal Regiment
37 Signal Regiment
4 Mercian Regiment
6 Flight Army Air Corps
159 Supply Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
202 (Medical) Field Hospital
225 Field Squadron (Medical)
126 Workshop Company Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
116 Provost Company Royal Military Police
29 Military Intelligence Company
Birmingham University Officer Training Corps
143 Brigade Regional Training Centre
West Midlands Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
HQ 12 Signal Group
Information on what percentage of TA personnel based in the West Midlands have previously served in the armed forces full-time is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Since 2003, 15 TA units within 143 (West Midlands) Brigade have supported operations in Iraq, and 13 in Afghanistan. Of these, five units have supported both theatres. Participation has been both as formed cohorts and through the provision of individual augmentees.