Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2018 to Question 163026, for what reasons more time is required to provide the information requested on the strength of the Army's (a) 1st Division, (b) 3rd Division and (c) Force Troops Command.

Additional time was required for Defence Statistics to reconcile and assure the Single Service estimate provided by HQ Field Army, ensuring the provision of accurate information to Parliament. These figures are used for planning purposes, and are not routinely held at such a level of assurance.

The figures requested are set out below. Figures represent the structures and strength of each formation as of 1 April 2018:

1st (UK) Division: 11,200

3rd (UK) Division: 14,050

Force Troops Command: 18,250

Notes/Caveats:

Figures are for Trade Trained Regular and Gurkha personnel who are serving at Units within the Division.

Structures of formations are subject to change as a part of Army 2020 (Refine).

Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.