Defence written question – answered at on 23 October 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Territorial Army (TA) units there are in Scotland; how many members there are in each such unit; and how many members of TA units based in Scotland have been deployed to Afghanistan.
The number of Territorial Army (TA) units in Scotland and their current members is shown in the following table. The table also includes the number of all TA personnel currently serving in these units who are recorded as having deployed. Those who have previously deployed but since left the TA have not been included as this information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Unit name | Total personnel | Total deployed on Op Herrick | |
Major TA units | 6th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland | 270 | 50 |
7th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland | 350 | 80 | |
71 Engineer Regiment | 300 | 30 | |
105 Regiment Royal Artillery | 180 | 20 | |
205 Field Hospital | 140 | 50 | |
225 Medical Regiment | 140 | 20 | |
32 Signal Regiment | 130 | — | |
The Scottish Transport Regiment | 260 | 10 | |
Aberdeen University Officer Training Corps | 130 | — | |
Edinburgh University Officer Training Corps | 110 | — | |
Glasgow University Officer Training Corps | 130 | — | |
Tayforth University Officer Training Corps | 130 | — | |
Army Training Unit(1) | 50 | 10 | |
Geographically independent sub units(2) | 153 Field Company 102 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | 60 | — |
125 Rations Squadron and Fitter Squadron 159 Supply Regiment Royal Logistics Corps (Volunteers) | 40 | 20 | |
2 Signal Squadron and Light Aid Detachment 38 Signal Regiment | 60 | — | |
A (15) Company 4 Parachute Regiment | 140 | 30 | |
52 Military Intelligence Company 5 Military Intelligence Battalion | 30 | 10 | |
243 Provost Company 5 Royal Military Police | 60 | 20 | |
Queens Own Yeomanry A Squadron | 50 | 10 | |
Queens Own Yeomanry C Squadron | 60 | 10 | |
Total | 2,820 | 370 | |
(1) Formerly known as Regional Training Centre. (2) Sub units in Scotland which belong to units headquartered elsewhere in the UK. Note: All figures rounded to the nearest 10. |
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