Reserve Forces: Finance
Commons · Question 109090 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Steve Barclay
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the compatibility of (a) comments made in the SDSR on funding for a 20 per cent increase the reserves with (b) comments made by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at col.7
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 3 Mar 2026
I am grateful for the contribution of our Reserve Forces, who help the UK Armed Forces meet the threats we face at home and abroad, with the scale, skills, agility and connection to society that we need in a cost‑effective way. The diversity of knowledge,...