Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of the Army bands which existed as of 31 December 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 |