asked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the current trained strength of (a) regular; and (b) reserve personnel in (i) the Army; (ii) the Royal Navy; and (iii) the Royal Air Force; and how many in each category are planned to be abroad on 15 December 2006.[HL8140]
Figures for the trained strength can be found in Tri Service Publication 1 (TSP 1 ).
TSP 1 is a monthly publication and copies are held in the Library of the House and can also be found at www.dasa.mod.uk. The most recent publication shows data as at 1 September 2006.
Regular Reserve 34,610 33,100 360 Volunteer Reserve 2,120 36,100 1,400 Source:DASA 1 Source of Naval Service data is Fleet—CMR 2 Figures for Naval Service are trained personnel only 3 Army Volunteer Reserve figures include Group A & B, Mobilised TA and Officer Training Corps, but excludes non-regular permanent staff and full-time reserve service (FTRS). 4 RAF Reserve (RAFR) figure is for active RAFR only, and does not include those who have left the service and have reserve liability. 5 RAF figures include personnel serving on FTRS. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. P denotes provisional
Due to the deployment and movement of personnel changing continuously, it is not possibleto say how many personnel will be abroad on15 December.