HC Deb 06 November 2001 vol 374 c131W
Mr. Swayne

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what criteria he uses to determine whether Territorial Army units are fit for role.[13024]

Dr. Moonie

The term "fit for role" is applied to individual members of the Territorial Army (TA) and not to units. TA units are required to achieve a level of collective performance that depends on the role and specified readiness of the unit. Readiness is defined as the time within which a unit can be made ready to deploy for operations from its normal peacetime location. The performance of TA units is measured in the same way as regular Army units, through the measurement of fighting power, which assesses units against a number of criteria, such as manning and equipment levels and the amount of training conducted.

Mr. Swayne

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what standards Territorial Army service personnel must meet in order to obtain the annual bounty.[13025]

Dr. Moonie

In order to obtain the annual bounty, the standard requirement is for Territorial Army (TA) personnel to pass a set number of Individual Training Directives (Army); attend unit annual camp (15 days); and attend a specified number of out of camp training days. This requirement is 12 days for independent TA and four days for specialist TA.