§ Mr. Soamesasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the restructuring of reserves in North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
§ Mr. StanleyReserve forces committed to NATO by Alliance members are organised on a national basis. As far as the United Kingdom reserve forces are concerned, the Government's policy is to expand both their numbers and their roles as a highly cost-effective contribution to our overall defence capability as detailed in paragraphs 446–51 of the "Statement on the Defence Estimates 1985"—Cmnd. 9430–1.
§ Mr. Soamesasked the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has as to the percentage of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation forces which are trained reservists.
§ Mr. StanleyFigures relating to active duty military manpower, civilian manpower and committed reserves of NATO allies are contained in the United States Defense Secretary's annual report to Congress on "Allied Contributions to the Common Defense". A copy of the 1985 report has been placed in the Library.