Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the manning target for 77th Brigade is; and whether there is currently a shortfall.

Following its establishment in April 2015, 77th Brigade is planned to reach full operating capability in December 2019. The establishment and current strength of 77^th Brigade as at 1 October 2017 is shown below:

It is not possible to include inflow and outflow data for 77th Brigade as it has only been formed for two years.

Notes/Caveats:

Future Reserves 2020 includes volunteer reserves who are mobilised, high readiness and volunteer reserve personnel serving on Additional Duty or Full Time Reserve Service contracts. Sponsored Reserves who provide a more cost effective solution than volunteer reserve are also included in the Army Reserve FR20. Non Regular Permanent Staff, Expeditionary Forces Institute and University Officer Cadets and Regular Reservists are excluded.

Figures have been rounded to 10 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality; numbers ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.

Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.