§ Baroness Gould of Potternewtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they plan to continue to call out reservists to support military operations. [HL1475]
§ Lord GilbertA new call-out order has been made under Section 54 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996. This will allow us to continue calling out members of the reserve forces in support of operations in Yugoslavia and in the region of Iraq. The order will cease to have effect on 31 March 1999. All reservists called out are volunteers.