§ 29. Mr. ColvinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the relative state of readiness for active service of the regular reserves and the Territorial Army.
§ Mr. HanleyMembers of both the regular reserve and the Territorial Army require a period of special-to-role training in advance of deployment on active service. The amount of training required depends on the role and nature of the units in which the reservists concerned would serve.