§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many reserves there were in the Defence Medical Services in(a) the RAF, (b) the Army and (c) the Navy in (i) 1992–93, (ii) 1993–94, (iii) 1994–95, (iv) 1995–96, (v) 1996–97, (vi) 1997–98, (vii) 1998–99 and (viii) 1999–2000. [134294]
§ Mr. Spellar[holding answer 30 October 2000]: The numbers of reservists in the Defence Medical Services for the years 1992 to 2000 are set out in the tables. They comprise members of the Volunteer Reserve Forces and the Regular Reserve Forces. The latter are ex-Regular personnel who retain a specific liability to call-out on leaving the Regular Forces. The figures do not include ex-Regular personnel who are not in a Reserve Force, but who retain a general liability to recall to the Regular Services in a serious crisis as defined in the Reserve Forces Act 1996. RAF figures are available only from 1 April 1998 as prior to this date medical and non-medical reservist manpower figures were not recorded separately.
Volunteer Reservists Year Royal Naval Reserve Territorial Army Royal Auxiliary Air Force 1992 370 6,125 — 1993 340 5,955 — 1994 233 5,355 — 1995 328 5,086 — 1996 278 4,758 — 1997 256 4,475 — 1998 275 4,434 182 1999 276 4,223 231 2000 289 4,395 233 Note:
Figures are as at 1 April except for the Territorial Army for 1992 and 1993. The Territorial Army figure for 1992 is as at 1 May 1992 and for 1993 includes officers as at 1 March 1993.
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Regular Reservists Year Royal Fleet Reserve Army Reserve Air Force Reserve 1992 — 2,445 — 1993 — 2,196 — 1994 — 2,175 — 1995 — 2,132 — 1996 — 2,092 —
Regular Reservists Year Royal Fleet Reserve Army Reserve Air Force Reserve 1997 101 2,054 — 1998 112 1,917 609 1999 92 1,777 564 2000 67 1,699 559 Notes:
1. Royal Fleet Reserve figures are as at 1 January. The figures comprise non-commissioned personnel only as figures for officers are not available and no figures are available prior to 1 January 1997.
2. Army Reserve figures are as at 1 April except for 1992 and 1993. The Army Reserve figure for 1992 is at 1 May 1992 and for 1993 includes officers as at 1 March 1993.
3. Air Force Reserve figures are as at 1 April.