§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence in which campaigns Territorial Army units have served since 1990; and what proportion of reservists(a) is committed and (b) was committed in (i) 1990 and (ii) 1997. [116665]
§ Dr. MoonieTerritorial Army units have served in the following operational theatres since 1990:
Theatre Date Gulf 1990–91 Bosnia 1998–2003 Afghanistan 2001–present Balkans 2003–present Iraq 2003–present The proportion of reservists committed to operations is as follows (as at 1 May 2003):
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Percentage Royal Naval Reserve 10 Royal Marine Reserve 13 Territorial Army 10 Reserve Air Forces 48 I am unable to provide the figures requested for shortfall by rank and branch for any of the Reserve Forces. Information is available for the TA on shortages by specialism. This is given in the following table (as at 1 April 2003):
Figures for previous years are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.