§ 100. Sir T. Beamishasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Regular and Volunteer reserves have accepted Special Army Volunteer Reserve liability during each month since April 1967; how many have renounced Special Army Volunteer Reserve liability; how many with Special Army Volunteer Reserve liability have resigned from the Volunteers; and how far the total at the last available date fell short of the establishment or target figure for Special Army Volunteer Reserve, showing each category of Reserve separately.
§ Mr. ReynoldsThe answer to the first two parts of the Question is as follows: —
Intake to SAVR Outflow from SAVR May, 1967 … 341 63 June, 1967 … 219 188 July, 1967 … 188 300 August, 1967 … 301 191 September, 1967 … 253 161 October, 1967 … 224 244 November, 1967 … 248 162 December, 1967 … 155 88 January, 1968 … 156 121 February, 1968 … 170 82 March, 1968 … 150 75 April, 1968 … 130 215 May, 1968 … 105 200 June, 1968 … 57 36 July, 1968 … 93 55 August, 1968 … 62 48 September, 1968 … 59 70 As regards the third part of the Question, the number of Volunteers with the S.A.V.R. liability who have not re-engaged in the S.A.V.R. is 2,135; the number of these who at the same time resigned from the Volunteers altogether is not available.
349WThe answer to the fourth part of the Question is as follows: —
Category Shortfall on SAVR establishment TAVR I 1,024 TAVR II 1,820 Regular Renerves including RARO 2,543
§ 101. Sir T. Beamishasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve I have not accepted Special Army Volunteer Reserve liability; how many members are trained and available to give logistic support to a United Nations force; how far this falls short of the target; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ReynoldsThe answer to the first part of the Question is 409; to the second part 639; to the third part 1,024; as regards the last part, I would refer the hon. and gallant gentleman to my statement of 28th November.—[Vol. 774, c. 739–48.]