Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve

HC Deb 09 May 1966 vol 728 cc25-6W

Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what equipment will be supplied to Territorial units of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve.

Mr. Reynolds

The force will be armed with the No. 4 rifle. Each unit will have, for peace-time transport, 4 Land-Rovers for Headquarters and the Reconnaissance Platoon and one for each Company. In war, vehicles will be requisitioned to make the force more mobile. The unit Signals Platoon will have A41 radio sets, and the sub-Regional Signals Troop will have the more powerful C13 sets.

Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements will be made for training members of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve III.

Mr. Reynolds

Training will consist of an eight-day camp, four training days and 27 training periods in a year. In each Civil Defence sub-region there will be a Territorial officer of Colonel's rank who will be responsible for supervising the training of the units in the sub-region, as well as for liaison with civil authorities; and in each unit there will be a full time Territorial officer as Adjutant, a regular Warrant Officer, who will be mainly concerned with training, and two instructors who will also have administrative duties.