HC Deb 06 January 2003 vol 397 c44W
Patrick Mercer

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the Civil Contingency Reaction Forces to be ready for deployment. [88388]

Mr. Ingram

Recruiting is now under way for the Civil Contingency Reaction Forces, whose establishment was announced on 31 October 2002. Our aim is that all 14 CCRFs should be available for deployment by the end of 2003, once they are fully recruited and have undergone an annual training cycle.