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Not recorded in the table are Long Service List (LSL) soldiers and Gurkhas. LSL are those soldiers who have completed over 22 years' service and have extended their commitment to Army. LSL are treated as a cap badge in their own right for career management purposes. As at 1 September 2009, LSL funded liability was 570, and trained strength 500. Current Gurkha liability is 2,991. Gurkha Trained strength is currently 3,499.

"Fit for Task" has been interpreted as fit to deploy for any form of duty on deployment, including personnel listed as having limited deployability. Data are calculated from Personnel Unable to Deploy (PUD) which is derived from unit returns and includes Gurkha manpower.

As at 1 October, Infantry "Fit for Task" strength, excluding 1 Parachute Regiment was 20,340. Royal Armoured Corps "Fit for Task" strength (excluding 1 Royal Tank Regiment (RTR)-element belonging to Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Regiment-and Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment) was 4,328.

"Fit for Task" figures for other corps are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

As funded liability and trained strength data are collected at different times on a different basis for different purposes to fit for task data, comparisons between the two data sets may be misleading.

Armed Forces: Tribunals

Mrs. Humble: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on which tribunals of inquiry his Department was represented in (a) 2006, (b) 2007 and (c) 2008; on what occasions his Department was legally represented; and what his estimate is of the cost to his Department of each such inquiry in each such year. [294994]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The MOD incurred the costs shown for legal representation at three statutory public inquiries, which have replaced tribunals of inquiries, in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Most of the costs were for legal representation for former and current soldiers, rather than the MOD itself.

£
Inquiry FY 2006-07 FY 2007-08 FY 2008-09

The Bloody Sunday Inquiry

305,206

269,962

174,300

The Rosemary Nelson Inquiry

n/a

35,106

99,466

The Billy Wright Inquiry

n/a

12,149

4,118

n/a = Not available.

The costs incurred for the Rosemary Nelson and Billy Wright Inquiries in 2006-07 were not recorded separately from other work carried out by the same solicitors and cannot be individually identified. Other costs to the MOD arising from these inquiries are not recorded separately.

In addition, the MOD incurred legal and other costs arising from the Nimrod Review in 2008-09.

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many broken axles were recorded for each armoured vehicle type deployed in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq in each year since 2006. [297931]

Mr. Quentin Davies: I refer the hon. Member to the answer the Secretary of State for Defence gave on 22 June 2009, Official Report, column 624W.

Army: Manpower

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) trained strength, (b) actual strength and (c) numbers fit for duty is of the (i) Royal Regiment of Scotland, (ii) Scots Guards, (iii) Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, (iv) 1st Royal Tank Regiment, (v) 19th Regiment Royal Artillery and (vi) 40th Regiment Royal Artillery. [296035]

Bill Rammell: As at 1 October 2009, the figures were:

Unit Trained requirement Actual strength Fit for duty

Royal Regiment of Scotland

3,230

2,825

2,806

Scots Guards

753

665

664

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

589

511

510

19th Regt RA

552

569

560

40th Regt RA

467

502

497


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Figures for 1 RTR, an element of which forms part of a tri-service organisation, are not held centrally and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

"Trained Requirement" has been interpreted as the maximum number of trained posts in a battalion's peace time configuration.

"Actual strength" has been interpreted as the number of personnel assigned to a battalion for its planned duties. It will also include augmentees who are temporarily assigned if needed to support the role of the battalion (for operational military tasks and events that cannot be achieved within required strengths). Similarly, the figures exclude those assigned out of the battalion to augment other units.

"Fit for duty" has been interpreted as fit for primary role, including personnel listed as having limited deployability, plus personnel who are unfit for deployment but who can perform a role in an alternative capacity. The difference between the Actual Strength and Number Fit for Duty represents those who are medically non-effective, i.e. are unfit for any form of duty.

Defence: Scotland

Mr. Davidson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 26 October 2009, Official Report, columns 31-3W, on defence: Scotland, what defence establishments in Scotland are presently operated by his Department in each parliamentary constituency. [298459]

Mr. Kevan Jones: The following table lists Ministry of Defence sites in Scotland by parliamentary constituency. It should be noted that this list does not include the Volunteer Estate, Army Career and Information Offices, Armed Forces Careers Offices or Service Family Accommodation.


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Name of site Constituency

Kirk O Shotts Mould and Comms Site

Airdrie and Shotts

Royal Marines Condor

Angus

Royal Naval Armament Depot Coulport

Argyll and Bute

Defence Munitions Centre (DMC) Glen Douglas

Argyll and Bute

Ardgarten Training Area

Argyll and Bute

Blarbuie Rifle Range

Argyll and Bute

Clynder Comms Site

Argyll and Bute

Colonsay Comms Site

Argyll and Bute

Loch Fyne

Argyll and Bute

Loch Goil

Argyll and Bute

Oil Fuel depot Garelochhead

Argyll and Bute

Finnart Ocean Terminal

Argyll and Bute

Garelochead Training Area

Argyll and Bute

Islay Comms Site

Argyll and Bute

Rhu Port Logistics Unit

Argyll and Bute

Defence Estates (DE) Machrihanish

Argyll and Bute

Mullach Dubh Comms Site

Argyll and Bute

Iss Radio Meall Mor

Argyll and Bute

Camrhu Monitor Station

Argyll and Bute

Mull Communications Site

Argyll and Bute

Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde

Argyll and Bute

NATO POL Depot Campbeltown

Argyll and Bute

NATO POL Depot Loch Striven

Argyll and Bute

Ru Stafnish Radio Station

Argyll and Bute

Tiree Comms Site

Argyll and Bute

DSCA Radio Brown Carrick

Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

RAF Buchan

Banff and Buchan

Mormond Hill Comms Site

Banff and Buchan

ISS Radio Crimond

Banff and Buchan

Dunion Hill Mould Comms Site

Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Cape Wrath Bombing Range

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Invergordon Burial Rights

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Tain Training Area DTE

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Old Man of Wick Rifle Range

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Wyvis Training Area

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross/Ross, Skye and Lochaber

Dundonald Hill Comms Site

Central Ayrshire

HMS Gannet

Central Ayrshire

Defence Procurement Agency Seismic Stations Eskdalemuir

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Eastriggs Storage Depot

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Green Lowther Hill Radio Station

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Ballscalloch Radio Station

Dumfries and Galloway

Castle Kennedy Training Area

Dumfries and Galloway

Cambret Hill Mould Site

Dumfries and Galloway

Kirkcudbright Training Area

Dumfries and Galloway

West Freugh

Dumfries and Galloway

Galloway Training Area

Dumfries and Galloway/Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Barry Buddon Training Camp

Dundee East Burgh

Craigowl Hill Mould and Comms Site

Dundee West Burgh

DMC Crombie

Dunfermline and West Fife

HMS Caledonia

Dunfermline and West Fife

DE Rosyth

Dunfermline and West Fife

DE South Arm Rosyth

Dunfermline and West Fife

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh East Burgh

Dreghorn Barracks

Edinburgh South West

Inchdrewer House

Edinburgh South West

Redford Cavalry Barracks

Edinburgh South West

Redford Infantry Barracks

Edinburgh South West

Kirknewton Airfield

Edinburgh South West

Castlelaw Ranges

Edinburgh South West and Midlothian

Craigiehall

Edinburgh West Burgh

Cerium Building

Glasgow Central Burgh

Kentigern House

Glasgow Central Burgh

Museum RHF Glasgow

Glasgow Central Burgh

Black Dog Range

Gordon

Scotstown Moor

Gordon

Cameron Barracks

Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

Fort George

Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

Foyers Comms Site

Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

Inverness Training Camp Kingussie

Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch abd Strathspey

Greenock Navy Buildings

Inverclyde

ISS Radio Greenock

Inverclyde

Burntisland

Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath

Craigkelly Comms Site

Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath

Cullaloe Hills NATO Relay Station

Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath

Glencorse Barracks

Midlothian

Burgie Hill Radio Station

Moray

RAF Kinloss

Moray

RAF Lossiemouth

Moray

RAF Aird Uig

Na h-Eileanan an Iar

DE Hebrides

Na h-Eileanan an Iar

RAF Benbecula

Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Isle of Lewis Mould and Comms Site

Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Barvas Rifle Range

Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Stornoway DRDF Site

Na h-Eileanan an Iar

DMC Beith

North Ayrshire and Arran

RAF Leuchars

North East Fife

Tighnablair Training Area

Ochil and South Perthshire

Collafirth Hill Forward Scatter Site

Orkney and Shetland

Fair Isle Mould Comms Site

Orkney and Shetland

Rams Dale Range

Orkney and Shetland

RAF Saxa Vord

Orkney and Shetland

UGSAS Glasgow

Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Balduff Training Area

Perth and North Perthshire

Pitlochry Mould and Comms Site

Perth and North Perthshire

Aultbea Training Camp

Ross, Skye and Lochaber

Applecross

Ross, Skye and Lochaber

Rona

Ross, Skye and Lochaber

Kyle of Lochalsh

Ross, Skye and Lochaber

Glendocherty Mould and Comms Site

Ross, Skye and Lochaber

Inverness Training Camp Dundonnell

Ross, Skye and Lochaber

Inverness Training Camp Tulloch

Ross, Skye and Lochaber

Balmacara House

Ross, Skye and Lochaber

Kinlochleven Training Area

Ross, Skye and Lochaber

Loch Eyenort Comms Site

Ross, Skye and Lochaber

Loch Ewe Training Area

Ross, Skye and Lochaber

NATO POL Depot Loch Ewe

Ross, Skye and Lochaber

Forthside Stirling

Stirling

HQ 51 Highland Brigade Forthside

Stirling

Queen Victoria School

Stirling

Stirling Castle RHQ and Museum

Stirling

DSG Forthside

Stirling

ISS Radio Bruxie Hill

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Victoria Barracks

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine


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