§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what further arrangements have been made for the wider employment of reservist aircrew in the Royal Air Force. [10387]
§ Dr. ReidI am pleased to announce that, following the success of trials using reservist aircrew to augment regular personnel on the Hercules aircraft and Wessex helicopter, a trial is to be conducted between 1 October 1997 and 30 September 1998 to evaluate the feasibility of recruiting and training volunteer reservist aircrew for employment on the Tornado F3 aircraft. Trials involving other aircraft types may follow next year.