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Reserve Forces

Commons · Question 35642 · Tabled 5 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 10 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Derek Twigg

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the current shortfall in the (a) Army Reserve, (b) RAF Reserve, (c) Royal Navy Reserve and (d) Royal Marines Reserve.

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 10 Mar 2025

I am grateful for the contribution of our Reserve Forces who provide the UK with the ability to meet the threats we face at home and overseas, with the scale, skills, agility and connection to society that it needs, in a cost-effective way. The requested ...