HC Deb 15 May 2003 vol 405 cc333-4W
Keetch

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the call out notices issued by his Department, broken down by type of notice, for the call out of reserves in each year since 1997, stating in each case(a) the unit to be called up, (b) the units to which the reserves were attached, (c) the location of the deployment, (d) the numbers of reserves sought and (e) the number achieved; and if he will make a statement. [113251]

Dr. Moonie

The information requested is not centrally held and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the(a) Territorial Army, (b) Royal Naval Reserve, (c) Royal Auxiliary Air Force, (d) Royal Marines Reserve and (e) Regular Reserve were (i) deployed and (ii) called up in connection with Operation Telic. [112085]

Dr. Moonie

As at 2 May 2003, the information requested for Operation Telic was as follows.

Call-out notices served Accepted into service
Royal Navy
Regular Reserve (RFR) 0 0
Volunteer Reserve (RNR) 354 282
Royal Marines
Regular Reserve (RFR) 0 0
Volunteer Reserve (RMR) 136 112
Army
Regular Reserve (RAR) 1,288 214
Volunteer Reserve (TA) 5,252 3,480
RAF
Regular Reserve (RAFR) 526 148
Volunteer Reserve (RAuxAF) 1,150 831
Total 8,706 5,067

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