§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 21 July,Official Report, column 401, what is the current cost of the reserve forces, by type. [11023]
§ Dr. ReidThe information for financial year 1996–97 is in the table. These figures exclude provision for those items whose costs cannot be identified separately from those purchased for the regular services.
£ million Cost Royal Fleet Reserve 0.04 Royal Naval Reserve 17.51 Royal Marines Reserve 8.33 Army Reserve 0.58 Territorial Army 335.95 Royal Air Force Reserve 0.40 Royal Auxiliary Air Force 8.40