§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list(a) the reserve units based in Scotland, (b) their headquarters' location and (c) current strength; what the (i) date and (ii) location of their last deployment was; and if he will make a statement. [144000]
§ Mr. Caplin[holding answer 15 December 2003]: Since the reorganisation of the Reserve Forces under the Strategic Defence Review no Scottish based reserve units have been deployed on operations. However, subunits, composite units and individual reservists from units based in Scotland have been deployed to support operations in the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq. The location and strength of Scottish reserve units is set out in the following table:
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Unit Strength HQ address Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF) RauxAF No 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn 118 25 Learmonth Terrace, Edinburgh, EG4 1NZ No 612 (County of Aberdeen) Sqn 56 RAF Leuchars, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 OJX RAuxAF Regt No 2622 (Highland) Sqn 118 RAF Lossiemouth, Elgin, Morayshire, IV31 6SD