§ Lord Vivianasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many members of the volunteer Reserve Forces have been employed by each of the Armed Services between 1 January 1996 and 30 June 1997 for more than three weeks continuously on full-time service of a kind which would otherwise have required a call on the Regular Forces; and to give the 172WA figures broken down into under three months, three to six months and more than six months.
§ Lord GilbertThe total number of members of the volunteer Reserve Forces who have served continuously for more than three weeks between 1 January 1996 and 30 July 1997 and within the specified periods is below. Individual reservists who have served more than one continuous three week period have been counted only once.
Royal Naval Reserve Less than 3 months 139 Between 3 and 6 months 30 More than 6 months 27 Royal Marines Reserve (from 1 April 1996 only) Less than 3 months 66 Between 3 and 6 months 35 More than 6 months 76 Territorial Army1 Less than 3 months 216 Between 3 and 6 months 151 More than 6 months 1,648 Royal Auxiliary Air Force and Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Less than 3 months 56 Between 3 and 6 months 8 More than 6 months 68 1 These figures represent only members of the Territorial Army who have been called out for permanent service. 1 These figures represent only members of the Territorial Army who have been called out for permanent service.