§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many army reservists have not been able to undertake an annual reporting exercise during the last 12 months due to the inability to their units to fund such events; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe annual reporting exercise for army reservists was funded centrally by the Ministry of Defence and not by units, but the exercise has been suspended since autumn 1991 as a result of the restructuring of the reserve forces. The suspension will be reviewed once the restructuring is complete.