§ Mr. Liddell-GraingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what funding is provided to Territorial Army personnel returning from service in the Gulf.[145762]
§ Mr. CaplinTerritorial Army personnel returning from the Gulf continue to receive their pay and allowances which apply until no longer required in whole-time Army service, or until the expiration of any paid leave granted (which immediately follows whole-time Army service). On demobilisation, a travel warrant is provided for the journey home. TA personnel may be entitled to receive certain pension payments under the Armed Forces Pension Scheme or as defined within the Army Pensions Warrant 1997.
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§ Mr. Liddell-GraingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many training days Territorial Army personnel underwent in advance of deployment to the Gulf.[145765]
§ Mr. CaplinTerritorial Army (TA) personnel deployed to the Gulf have been designated 'Fit For Role', which requires a minimum of 27 days training in the preceding 12 months. In addition, before deployment, they will have attended the Reserves Training and Mobilisation Centre for a five day period of intensive revision of their Individual Training Directives (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical, First Aid, Shooting, Fitness and Recognition) and also received series of theatre specific briefings at the Reinforcement Holding Unit. Thereafter, TA personnel posted to regular units would train with them.