Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Foreign and Commonwealth personnel there are in the (a) Welsh Guards, (b) 1 and 3 Royal Welsh, (c) Queens Dragoon Guards and (d) 1 Rifles; and how many of those personnel in each of those categories have (i) regular and (ii) reserve status.

Trade Trained Regular and Trained FR20 Reserve Foreign and Commonwealth Personnel by Regiment/Battalion as at 1^st October 2020

Notes/Caveats:

1. The figures are for Trade Trained Regulars and Trained FR20 Reserves only.
2. These figures represent only the requested Regiments/Battalions.
3. This breakdown includes only those members of the Regiment/Battalion serving at Regimental Duty.
4. These figures include any Attached Arms serving in the Regiment/Battalion including non-Combat personnel, eg Chaplains & clerks.
5. Nationality is as recorded on the Joint Administration System (JPA).
6. Nationality is defined by that currently recorded, however this may differ from their Nationality on entry. For example, some Foreign and Commonwealth entrants may have subsequently changed their Nationality to British and will therefore not be included in the above table.
7. The cohort of Officers with a Paid Rank of Colonel and above are recorded as STAFF and have been excluded from these figures.
8. The data have been rounded to the nearest 5 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality.
9. "~" denotes fewer than 5. "-" denotes zero