§ Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fyldeasked Her Majesty's Government:
To which countries, and for what duration, members of the Reserved Services of the Armed Forces were posted in the years 2002 and 2003. [HL1011]
§ Lord BachIn the past two years reservists have served in the UK, Germany, Turkey, USA, Canada, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Afghanistan, Cyprus, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Kosovo and the Falklands.
Generally, reservists supporting operations have been mobilised between seven and a half and eight months. This usually equates to six months in theatre plus a further one and a half to two months made up of pre-deployment training and post-deployment administration and leave. For those serving on full-time reserve service (FTRS), the length of service overseas is dependent on the terms of their FTRS commitment.
§ Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fyldeasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many members of the Reserve Services of the Armed Forces were mobilised in the years 2002 and 2003. [HL1010]
§ Lord BachThe number of reservists who were mobilised in the years 2002 and 2003 are as follows:
These figures include Volunteer Reserves, Regular Reserves and Sponsored Reserves.
- 2002: 1,720 reservists
- 2003: 9,550 reservists
§ Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fyldeasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many members of the Reserve Services of the Armed Forces lost their civilian employment after being mobilised for Armed Services support in the years 2002 and 2003. [HL1012]
§ Lord BachThere is no requirement for reservists to provide the information requested to the Ministry of Defence. There is, therefore, no comprehensive record of the number of reservists who may have lost their civilian job. For 2003, we are aware of only 14 individuals who have brought cases under the Reserve Forces (Safeguard of Employment) Act 1985. No cases were brought in 2002.