Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which infantry units have been identified for an increase in strength as part of Army 2020 Refine.
The table below sets out the Regular and Reserve infantry battalions that will receive increases in manpower liability as a part of the Army 2020 Refine announcement made by by my right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary on 15 December 2016 (HCWS367).
Battalion |
|
1st Battalion the Scots Guards | 36 |
4th Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland | 5 |
3rd Battalion The Princess of Wales’ Royal Regiment | 6 |
4th Battalion The Princess of Wales’ Royal Regiment | 419 |
1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment | 68 |
4th Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment | 113 |
1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers | 4 |
5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers | 113 |
1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment | 68 |
2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment | 48 |
3rd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment | 113 |
1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment | 16 |
2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment | 48 |
4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment | 113 |
1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment | 4 |
2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment | 68 |
4th Battalion The Mercian Regiment | 6 |
3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh | 6 |
2nd Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment | 93 |
4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment | 128 |
The London Regiment | 6 |
3rd Battalion The Rifles | 164 |
7th Battalion The Rifles | 6 |
8th Battalion The Rifles | 419 |