HC Deb 11 May 2001 vol 368 c508W
Mr. Donaldson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland s hat the time scale is for the proposed disbandment of the full-time RUC Reserve. [159866]

Mr. Ingram

The process of phasing out the full-time Reserve will not begin before the first recruits to the Police Service of Northern Ireland complete their training early in 2002. The precise timing will depend on the prevailing security situation and policing requirements.