asked Her Majesty's Government:What has been the net annual change in the Army's manpower for each of the last three years. [HL820]
The net annual change in the trained strength and requirement of the Army over the three-year period to 1 April 1999 is shown in the table.
Trained Strength1
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UKTAP2
| GURTAM3
| Total
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Strength
| Requirement
| Strength
| Requirement
| Strength
| Requirement
| |
| 1 April 1996 | 99,516 | 104,018 | 4,027 | 4,037 | 103,543 | 108,055 |
| 1 April 1997 | 97,756 | 103,353 | 3,598 | 3,006 | 101,354 | 106,359 |
| Difference | -1,760 | -665 | -429 | -1,031 | -2,189 | -1,696 |
| 1 April 1997 | 97,756 | 103,353 | 3,598 | 3,006 | 101,354 | 106,359 |
| 1 April 1998 | 97,452 | 102,825 | 3,429 | 2,943 | 100,881 | 105,768 |
| Difference | -304 | -528 | -169 | -63 | -473 | -591 |
| 1 April 1998 | 97,452 | 102,825 | 3,429 | 2,943 | 100,881 | 105,768 |
| 1 April 1999 | 96,300 | 102,389 | 3,374 | 2,882 | 99,674 | 105,271 |
| Difference | -1,152 | -436 | -55 | -61 | - 1,207 | -497 |
Footnotes:
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1 The figures exclude R Irish (HS), full-time reserve service and mobilised reservists. | ||||||
2 UK trained adult personnel. | ||||||
3 Gurkha trained adult males. | ||||||
The net change in untrained strength over the same period is given in the table. There is not separately a comparable untrained requirement figure.
Untrained Strength
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UK Regulars
| Gurkhas
| Total
| |
| 1 April 1996 | 9,310 | 161 | 9,471 |
| 1 April 1997 | 11,054 | 160 | 11,214 |
| Difference | 1,744 | -1 | 1,743 |
| 1 April 1997 | 11,054 | 160 | 11,214 |
| 1 April 1998 | 12,375 | 211 | 12,586 |
| Difference | 1,321 | 51 | 1,372 |
| 1 April 1998 | 12,375 | 211 | 12,586 |
| 1 April 1999 | 13,422 | 251 | 13,673 |
| Difference | 1,047 | 40 | 1,087 |