HC Deb 13 July 1998 vol 316 c21W
Mr. Ian Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the e-mail address of his Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit. [49849]

Mr. Spellar

My Department's Ministerial Correspondence Unit does not currently have an e-mail address; however, we plan to set one up shortly.

Establishment and strength of Volunteer Reserve Forces on 1 April
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Royal Naval Reserve establishment 7.5 7.5 4.7 4.7 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
Royal Naval Reserve strength 5.9 5.9 4.7 4.5 3.6 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.8
Royal Marines Reserve establishment 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0
Royal Marines Reserve strength 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Territorial Army establishment 85.3 86.0 72.0 68.0 64.0 59.0 59.0 59.0 59.0
Territorial Army strength 71.5 72.1 70.1 67.2 63.6 58.4 55.9 56.2 55.6
Royal Auxiliary Air Force establishment 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.8 2.3
Royal Auxiliary Air Force strength 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.6

Notes:

  1. 1. Figures are expressed in thousands to one decimal place
  2. 2. Territorial Army figures do not include Non Regular Permanent Staff
  3. 3. The Royal Auxiliary Air Force and the war appointable element of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve amalgamated on 1 April 1997

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