HC Deb 23 November 1993 vol 233 c39W
29. Mr. Colvin

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the relative state of readiness for active service of the regular reserves and the Territorial Army.

Mr. Hanley

Members of both the regular reserve and the Territorial Army require a period of special-to-role training in advance of deployment on active service. The amount of training required depends on the role and nature of the units in which the reservists concerned would serve.