§ 57. Mr. Ramsdenasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the 6,000 Reserve officers and 54,000 Reserve other ranks required to bring the British Army of the Rhine up to war establishment, include the requirements of Reserves to bring the 3rd Division, the Parachute Brigade and the Special Air Service Regiment, which are earmarked for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, up to war establishment also.
§ Mr. Roy HattersleyThe number of reservists required to bring all British Army units, include the 3rd Division, on to a war footing is now about 6,800 officers and about 61,800 soldiers. No reservists are required for the Parachute Brigade or for the S.A.S. Regiment.