Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the establishment and structure of the Royal Armoured Corps is; and what its establishment will be after the implementation of the outcome of the Strategic Defence and Security Review. [40250]

Nick Harvey MP; Minister of State for the Armed Forces: The Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps personnel are grouped as one arm because they perform similar roles. The total liability for all Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps personnel is 5,778.

The regiments that make up the Royal Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps are as follows:

Household Cavalry Regiment

Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment

Queens Dragoon Guards

SCOTS Dragoon Guards

Royal Dragoon Guards

9/12 Lancers

Queens Royal Hussars

Kings Royal Hussars

Light Dragoons

Queens Royal Lancers

Joint Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Regiment

1 Royal Tank Regiment Armoured Squadron

2 Royal Tank Regiment

The total liability over the next four years is still subject to ongoing work implementing the strategic defence and security review.