Hansard

Armed Forces: Manpower

Volume 697: debated on Monday 7 January 2008

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Lord Astor of Hever

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When the Ministry of Defence expects to achieve manning balance for all the armed services. [HL724]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence
(Baroness Taylor of Bolton)

The Royal Navy is expected to achieve manning balance during financial year 2009-10, while the Army is not expected to achieve manning balance before January 2010. Current forecasts estimate that the RAF will reach manning balance by 1 April 2008.