HL Deb 14 March 2000 vol 610 c201WA
Lord Tomlinson

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they plan to call out members of the reserve forces to support UN operations in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo. [HL1509]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

A call-out order has been made under section 56 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to permit members of the reserve forces to be called out for service with the UN monitoring and observer forces in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Only a small number are expected to be called out, as and when suitable posts arise, and all will be volunteers for this work.