§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to call out members of the reserve forces to support UN operations in(a) Siena Leone and (b) the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [153203]
§ Dr. MoonieOur policy remains that, reservists who volunteer to serve with our regular forces on such operations will be called-out as and when required. The first call-out order made under section 56 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 expired on 1 March and a further order effective from that date has been made to permit members of the reserve forces to continue to be called out for operations in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.