Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) trained strength and (b) trained requirement was for the (i) Royal Scots Borderers, (ii) Royal Highland Fusiliers, (iii) Black Watch, (iv) Highlanders, (v) Balaklava Company, (vi) 52nd Lowland Battalion and (vii) 51st Highland Battalion in each financial year between 2004-05 and 2014-15.

I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend, the then Secretary of State for Defence the right hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) on 3 September 2012 to Question 116317, to the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay (Mr Baron) for the establishment and strength of the regular battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland up to 2012.

The following table shows the manning levels of the regular battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, complete with establishment and strength as at April each year for 2013 and 2014.

The following table shows the manning levels of the reserve battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, complete with establishment and strength as at April of each year between 2004 and 2014.

Unit details are single service estimates only and have not been produced by Defence Statistics.