Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army bands there were on 31 December (a) 1999, (b) 2009, (c) 2019 and (d) 2023.
There were 30 Bands in the British Army on 31 December 1999; 23 Bands on 31 December 2009; and 15 Bands on 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2023.
The below table shows a list of Army Bands as at 31 December 2023.
The Royal Corps of Army Music |
The Band of the Household Cavalry |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
Band of the Scots Guards |
Band of the Irish Guards |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
The Countess of Wessex’s String Orchestra |
The Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
The Band and Bugles of The Rifles |
The Band of The Prince of Wales |
The Band of The Brigade of Gurkhas |
British Army Band Catterick |
British Army Band Colchester |
British Army Band Sandhurst |
British Army Band Tidworth |