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Armed Forces: Training

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) required and (b) actual trained strength is of each (i) service and (ii) rank in the armed forces. [297890]

Bill Rammell: The latest available figures for trained UK regular armed forces requirements and trained UK
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regular armed forces strengths for each service and rank are provided in the following tables.

Naval service trained UK regular strengths( 1) and requirements by NATO rank
NATO rank Requirement( 2) Trained strength

OF-7 and above(3)

30

40

OF-6

60

80

OF-5

230

280

OF-4

1,110

1,140

OF-3(4)

2,160

2,190

OF-2

3,000

2,630

OF-1

-

40

Officers total

6,590

6,410

OR-9

740

760

OR-8

880

800

OR-7

3,730

4.000

OR-6

5,090

4,570

OR-4

6,900

6,210

OR-3

-

540

OR-2

11,690

11,050

Other ranks total

29,020

27,930


Army trained UK regular strengths and requirements( 1) by NATO rank
NATO rank Requirement( 5) Trained strength

OF-7 and above(3)

60

70

OF-6

170

180

OF-5

520

590

OF-4

1,750

1,790

OF-3

4,300

4,860

OF-2

4,930

4,680

OF-1

1,810

1,640

Officers total

13,560

13,800

OR-9

1,380

1,740

OR-8

4,260

4,830

OR-7

5,810

6,050

OR-6

10,320

9,730

OR-4

16,640

14,870

OR-3

17,720

15,760

OR-2

29,470

29,130

Other ranks total

85,600

82,120



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RAF trained UK regular strengths and requirements( 1) by NATO rank
NATO rank Requirement( 6) Trained strength

OF-6 and above(3)

100

130

OF-5

290

330

OF-4

1,130

1,230

OF-3

2,420

2,540

OF-2 and below

4,720

4,260

Officers total

8,670

8,480

OR-9

1,080

1,210

OR-7

3,180

3,180

OR-6

6,610

6,210

OR-4

8,640

8,370

OR-2 and below

12,690

11,930

Other ranks total(7)

32,190

30,900

"-" = zero or rounded to zero.
(1) Naval service strength figures include UK regular forces and full-time reserve service personnel filling regular posts. Army strength figures include trained UK regular forces and exclude Gurkhas, full-time reserve service personnel and mobilised reservists. RAF strength figures include UK regular forces and full-time reserve service personnel filling regular posts.
(2) Naval service requirements by rank are the planning liabilities as determined by the naval service. They do not match DASA's published total requirements, which are based on the ceilings set in the DP09 planning round.
(3) No services have personnel at NATO rank OF-10.
(4) The naval service has no personnel at substantive rank OR-3 and no requirement at this rank. Marines with a substantive rank of OR-2 but acting as corporal are recorded as paid rank OR-3, which aligns with the recognised rank of lance corporal in the Army.
(5) Army soldier RAL split by rank has been provided by DM(A).
(6) RAF requirements are as provided by RAF M&PC Mpr Reg. September 2009 liability was calculated by straight-line interpolation between DP08 1 April 2009 liability and DP09 1 April 2010 liability.
(7) The Royal Air Force has no personnel at NATO ranks OR-3 or OR-8.
Notes:
1. Totals may not equal the sum of parts due to rounding. All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10 with numbers ending in 5 rounded to the nearest multiple of 20, to prevent systematic bias.
2. Due to ongoing validation of data from the joint personnel administration system, all strength figures are provisional and subject to review.

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) required and (b) actual trained strength is of the Territorial Army (i) staff, (ii) Royal Armoured Corps, (iii) Royal Artillery, (iv) Royal Engineers, (v) Royal Signals, (vi) infantry, (vii) Army Air Corps, (viii) Royal Army Chaplains Department, (ix) Royal Logistics Corps, (x) Royal Army Medical Corps, (xi) Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, (xii) Adjutant General's Corps, (xiii) Royal Army Veterinary Corps, (xiv) Small Arms School Corps, (xv) Royal Army Dentistry Corps, (xvi) Intelligence Corps, (xvii) Army Physical Training Corps and (xviii) Queen Alexandra's Royal Auxiliary Nursing Corps. [297894]

Bill Rammell: The strength of the Territorial Army by Arm/Service as at 1 March 2007 is provided in the following table. A more recent breakdown by Arm/Service is not available, but the current overall strength of the TA, as at 1 September 2009, is at 34,380 subject to review. The requirement is only available for the Territorial Army as a whole.


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Stren gth of the Territorial Army by arm/s ervice as at 1 March 2007
Arm/ s ervice Requirement Total TA

Total

42,000

36,790

Staff

n/a

90

HCAV/RAC

n/a

1,360

RA

n/a

2,290

RE

n/a

2,530

R SIGNALS

n/a

3,910

Infantry

n/a

7,190

AAC

n/a

120

RAChD

n/a

70

RLC

n/a

6,030

RAMC

n/a

2,510

REME

n/a

2,400

AGC (RMP)

n/a

280

AGC (SPS)

n/a

1,030

AGC (ETS)

n/a

20

AGC (ALS)

n/a

10

RAVC

n/a

10

SASC

n/a

10

RADC

n/a

50

INT CORPS

n/a

520

APTC

n/a

10

General list

n/a

300

QARANC

n/a

960

OTC

n/a

5,070

Unallocated

n/a

*

n/a = Not available.
* = Zero or rounded to zero.
Notes:
1. Total TA include all personnel in Group A and B, Mobilised TA, OTC and NRPS, but excludes FTRS.
2. Non-Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS) include both Group A and B.
3. TA Group B consists mainly of soldiers serving with UOTC units.
4. Figures include personnel capbadged OTC only and therefore exclude personnel from other Arms/Services serving at UOTC units.
5. Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.

The information by arm/service is available in the most recent Army Monthly Manning Report and the latest total figures are in the most recent Army Personnel Statistics Report, both of which are available in the Library of the House.

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what planned reservist training exercises were cancelled in each year since 2003. [297903]

Bill Rammell: In respect of the Royal Naval Reserves and the Royal Air Force Reserves, there have been no specific training exercises cancelled since 2003.

The following list shows the cancelled training exercises for the Territorial Army since 2007. The Department do not have central records relating to this prior to 2007. Exercises may be cancelled for a variety of reasons including effectiveness of delivery; value for money constraints; international policy dimensions and circumstances; operational constraints; and focus on current operations.

2007-08


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