HC Deb 16 December 1985 vol 89 c102W
Mr. McNamara

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report the new training procedures for the Ulster Defence Regiment.

Mr. Stanley

Training in all branches of the armed forces is kept under review in an effort to identify possible improvements and a number of such improvements in the training of the UDR have either recently been set in hand or are about to be introduced, as follows:

  1. (a) The basic training of part-time members of the regiment is to be increased from nine to 14 days. The extra five days will be completed within the recruits' first three months of service.
  2. (b) Until now UDR officers, full or part-time, have attended a two-week course at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, but from next year selected permanent cadre officers will be eligible to attend the six-month standard military course taken by potential officers in the Regular Army.